Returning to Venice, the exotic locale in which they first fell in love, Mary (Natasha Richardson, The White Countess) and Colin (Rupert Everett, My Best Friend's Wedding) attempt to sort out their lives and rekindle their romance.

Drawn into the lives of the elegant and charming Robert (Oscar® winner Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter) and his Canadian wife Caroline (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren, The Queen) there is more to their vacation than meets the eye and when the couple discover themselves being followed and photographed by the unknown foreigners, their innocent little sojourn soon transforms into a dark and kinky odyssey of infidelity and betrayal.

Based on the haunting novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement), adapted by Nobel prize-winning author Harold Pinter (Betrayal) and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Paul Schrader (American Gigolo), The Comfort of Strangers is a voyeuristic and sexually-charged journey into the heart of the unknown - both shocking and intoxicating.