It's a grim world of prostitution, drug dens, transvestites, junkies and murderers. The seediest side of urban life is examined in this tragedy. The film follows the complex, interwoven lives of four characters as they live their harsh and gritty nocturnal lives on the city streets. The main characters are Fifi a pickpocket who is simultaneously involved with Divine, a transvestite hooker and Vera a peep show dancer who refuses to be a hooker. Vera lives with her would-be pimp Jesus le Gitan, a small-scale drug dealer. When the area riff-raff become embroiled in hostilities, two of main characters are slowly killed in horrible ways. Fifi is then left to avenge their deaths.
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Cast
23 people
Véra Briole
Véra
Known for
A Single Girl
Francis Renaud
Fifi
Known for
36th Precinct
RTT
Karim Dridi
Pierre Assouline
Also in
Le procès Céline
Renoir and the Girl with a Blue Ribbon
Raymond Gil
Fernande
Known for
Quatre étoiles
Romain Brémond
Also in
All Fired Up
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Blanca Li
Divine
Known for
Kika
Change of Plans
Patrice Haddad
Philippe Ambrosini
Malfait
Known for
Les Misérables
Jean-Michel Fête
P'tit Fred
Known for
Go Fast
Patrick Chauvel
Jésus le Gitan
Known for
The Young Lieutenant
Jean Claude Grenier
l'Empereur
Also in
The Length and Breadth of the Sky
Do What Thou Wilt
Karim Dridi Director · John Mathieson Cinematographer Lise Beaulieu Editor
United States release December 8, 1995 · Produced in France · Production StudioCanal, Première Heure
Production
Delfilm
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StudioCanal
Production
Première Heure
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Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 1994
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · February 2, 1995
Theatrical
United States · December 8, 1995
New York City, New York
Canada
September 12, 1994 · Toronto International Film Festival
Hungary
January 1, 1995
Japan
October 3, 1998
Mexico
June 28, 1996
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