Marie (Miou-Miou) is a young girl from a working-class family who falls for Gerard (Daniel Duval) before she discovers he is a vicious, sadistic pimp. She is degraded, abused, and beaten regularly by Gerard as she is forced into a life of prostitution. Marie later decides she must leave her pimp to regain control of her body, mind, and soul.
1979
HD
107min
France
French
Daniel Duval
Miou-Miou
Maria Schneider
Brigitte Ariel
Niels Arestrup
Jean Benguigui
Marie Pillet
Martine Ferrière
Régis Porte
Michel Berto
based on novel or book
seduction
prostitution
brothel
exploitation
physical abuse
pimp
masochism
streetwise
