A mysterious black sphere is discovered in the orbit of Mars. The Achilles is sent to investigate. After the bedraggled six-person crew wake from eight months hibernation, the Sphere is transmitting a single word in every Earth language ever known - Deus.
1974年的英國約克郡,時刻籠罩在一片氤氳霧氣之中,空氣中彌漫著哀愁和不祥的氣息,接連數起兒童綁架案件讓約克的氣氛愈加壓抑起來。年輕氣盛的記者埃迪·丹福德(安德魯·加菲爾德 Andrew Garfield 飾)對此極為關註,積極展開調查,甚至無暇顧及業已病危的父親。然而隨著調查的深入,他卻發現這些並非簡單的綁架案,設計政界的黑幕漸漸浮出水面,埃迪也不自覺地為層層危險所包圍。濃濃黑霧,難以散去……