France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury, and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting up with a young lover.
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Isabelle Huppert
Marie Latour
François Cluzet
Paul Latour
Nils Tavernier
Lucien
Marie Trintignant
Lulu / Lucie
Guillaume Foutrier
Pierrot 1
Nicolas Foutrier
Pierrot 2
Aurore Gauvin
Mouche 1
Lolita Chammah
Mouche 2
Marie Bunel
Ginette
Dominique Blanc
Jasmine
Dani
Loulou
Evelyne Didi
Fernande
François Maistre
president Lamarre-Coudray
Vincent Gauthier
Fillon
Sylvie Flepp
Berthe
