ɐ ɡˈɑːθɪk mˌɛlədɹˈɑːmə sˈɛt ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə fˈɪlm ɪz ɐbˌaʊt dʒˈɑːn mˈoʊhjuːn, ɐ jˈʌŋ ˈɔːɹfən dʒˈɑːn wˈaɪtli, hˌuː ɪz sˈɛnt tə ðə dˈoːɹsɛt vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv mˈuːnfliːt tə stˈeɪ wɪð hɪz mˈʌðɚz fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈʌvɚ, dʒˈɛɹəmi fˈɑːks.
A gothic melodrama set in England during the 18th century, the film is about John Mohune, a young orphan (Jon Whiteley), who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with his mother's former lover, Jeremy Fox.