Directed by : Bertrand Bonello br Produced by : Les Films du Lendemain , My New Picture br Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 2 h 5 min br French release: 21092011 br Production year: 2011 br br At the dawn of the 20th century, in a house of tolerance in Paris, a prostitute's face bears a scar that sketches a tragic smile. Around the woman who laughs, the lives of the other women unfold, with their rivalries, fears, joys and pain.br br The outside world never enters into this house, where the women remain locked in.