Overview
Nicole (Agnes Soral) is sent up the river for infanticide in this routine woman-in-prison feature. There she meets Marthe (Annie Girardot), a fellow murderess who receives special treatment from the warden Dessombes (Marie-Christine Barrault). The warden frames Nelly (Bernadette Lafont) for drug possession and has her thrown into solitary confinement. Sabien (Corinne Touzet) is a newcomer convicted of armed robbery who latches on to the lesbian Lucie (Milva), a longtime prisoner slated for release.
Director and cast
- Charlotte Silvera Director
- Bernadette Lafont as Nelly Roux
- Marie-Christine Barrault as La surveillante chef
- Annie Girardot as Marthe
- Fanny Bastien as Brigitte
- Milva as Lucie Germon
- Agnès Soral as Nicole Beck
- Corinne Touzet as Sabine
- Franci Camus as Annie
- Élisabeth Lafont as Irene
- Claudine Mavros as Colette
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