Bas-Fonds (2010)
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Valérie Nataf, Ginger Romàn, Noémie Le Carrer, Benjamin Belkhodja, Ingrid Leduc, Gustave de Kervern
Three young women share a squalid apartment and scrape by on one woman’s earnings and petty theft, amid relationships strained by past violence.
The story
Magalie, her sister Marie-Stéphane, and Barbara share a squalid apartment. Magalie leads the group, and Barbara is in love with her. Their relations are strained, reflecting violence they endured before they came together. They scrape by on Barbara’s earnings and petty theft.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Three young women share a squalid apartment: Magalie, the pack leader; her sister Marie-Stéphane; and Barbara, who is in love with Magalie. Relations between the young women are strained, reflecting the violence they endured before forming this group. They scrape by on Barbara’s earnings and petty theft. One day, a robbery at a shop turns tragic when Magalie shoots the baker dead. From then on, the violence within the group only increases, and Magalie’s hold over her companions grows ever more brutal.
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