In rural Tennessee, a former blues musician named Lazarus finds a young girl, Rae, near his home, nearly beaten to death. Despite Rae's troubled past of sexual abuse and verbal abuse from her mother, Lazarus nurses her back to health and teaches her about blues music.

Black Snake Moan
A troubled young woman, haunted by her painful past, finds solace and love with the help of a soulful blues musician on her journey towards healing and forgiveness.