The Earnshaw family live in the remote countryside of North Yorkshire. One day, Mr Earnshaw brings home a young gypsy boy named Heathcliff, who was found wandering the streets of Liverpool and announces that he is now part of the family.
Heathcliff immediately strikes up an intense relationship with the young Cathy Earnshaw, while her father dotes on him, much to the anger of Cathy's brother, Hindley, who is sent off to college.
When Hindley returns, it is to find himself as head of the household now that his father has died. He immediately turns Heathcliff into the family slave. Despite this sudden change, Heathcliff continues his relationship with Cathy, which is thrown into jeopardy when Cathy has an accident and comes out of it several weeks later a changed woman.
Heathcliff is determined to continue his obsessive relationship with Cathy, despite her marriage to another man.
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Oliver Milburn, Steve Evets, James Howson and Nichola Burley