Maison close (2010)★ 6.5/10
- Drama
Directed by: Mabrouk El Mechri, Jérôme Cornuau, Carlo Da Fonseca Parsotam, Jacques Ouaniche
Written by: Jacques Ouaniche, Cécile Ducrocq, Franck Philippon, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, Eric Benzekri
In 1871 Paris, young Rose's quest for missing mother leads her into Paradise brothel. Forced into sex work, she befriends experienced prostitute Vera, aiming to pay debt through rich patron. Brothel madam shields girls from extortionist.
- Original title
- Maison close
- Storyline
- Paris, 1871. This is a story of the women trapped in a luxury brothel, 'Paradise'. The very young Rose came to Paris in search of her mother, former prostitute. She is trapped and forced to enroll in Paradise. Vera is 35 years. She knows that the end of her career as a prostitute is near. She is betting everything on the Baron Du Plessis, her main client, and the only one able to redeem her debt. Hortense is the owner of Paradise. She must take care of her girls and resist pressure from a suburban thug who is charging her money.
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 647
- Companies
- Noé Productions, Canal+, Imagica BS, Music Box Films
- Release dates
- FR October 4, 2010
- JP October 23, 2012