1935 年，美籍匈牙利准心理学家南多-福多开始调查马恩岛上发生的一件怪事。一个普通的英国家庭，欧文一家，声称在他们的农场里有一个神秘的实体与他们联系。一只会说话的猫鼬，名叫 Gef（发音为 "杰夫"）。

'The Chariot' tells the story of a corporation and doctor (John Malkovich) that oversees the process of reincarnation, and a young man (Thomas Mann) who becomes a glitch in the system when he encounters a woman (Rosa Salazar) he loved in a previous life.