Traveling down the river from the distant Bolivian outpost of San Jacinto in 1945, moody traveler Timar (Grégoire Colin) reflects on his star-crossed affair with the eponymous Adela (Eulalia Ramon) at her husband's decrepit hotel. Because Adela was married, deceitful, and adept at using her feminine charms, trouble duly followed her steamy encounter with Timar, problems ranging from difficulty in finding good hired help to a sudden abundance of dead bodies, and culminating in a climactic courtroom showdown.
~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide