Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results. 重生的假设。浮士德的科幻演绎。旧秩序与新梦想——死亡驱力与升华。《脱胎换骨》——传销届最高端昂贵的货。惊世骇俗的脱胎换骨。最后的幻灭。这不是西方画皮鬼故事。身份认同。从来没有第二生命。这就是传销本质，以生命为代价的传销。 一个非常秘密的组织专门为富人提供生命的第二次机会，当客户想成为某一个人，他们便用外科手术帮他们整容，并让客户“死去”，让他们拥有另一个新的生活。但有一件事是他们所没有预料到的……
