Named after the water nymph that seduces men in a number of mythological tales, the German director’s new movie will portray Undine (Paula Beer) as a history graduate who works as a guide in Berlin in the present day. After her partner (Jacob Matschenz) leaves her for another woman, she is cursed and compelled to kill the man who betrayed her and return to the waters she was once summoned from. Yet unlike the mythological character, in the film, Undine tries to defy her fate. Immediately after the break-up, she meets Christoph (Franz Rogowski), an industrial diver, and falls in love with him. The two have a wonderful time together until he realises that she is running away from something and starts to feel betrayed.　　影片设定在当下的柏林，女主角温蒂妮是一名城市发展局的顾问。她的现任男友忽然提出分手，此时一个古老的诅咒似乎正要应验。中世纪的传说里，温蒂妮是水中的精灵，倘若与她们结合的男人背叛了她们，她们就会杀死男人并回归水中。电影的女主角想要抵抗这一诅咒，故而离开了柏林。此时她结识了克里斯多弗，一名在德国西部水库区工作的工业潜水员。两人相爱。不久后克里斯多弗察觉到，温蒂妮似乎在逃离什么，感觉受到了背叛...　　《温蒂妮》是导演佩措尔德计划的“元素精灵三部曲”的第一部。接下来的两部将分别涉及气精灵西尔芙和地精灵诺姆。