After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
Acting
Cotillard's raw, trembling debut — you see the star forming.
Direction
Berry's unflinching gaze refuses to glamorize the gutter.
Director
Dennis Berry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cotillard was only 21 playing 16, and reportedly had nightmares during filming.
Part of a grim 90s wave of French 'jeunesse perdue' cinema — think 'La Haine' but with no humor to breathe.
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