Secret Things

2002 · 115 min · FR · NR · 5.8 (119 votes)

Dir. Jean-Claude Brisseau · Starring Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Miremont, Fabrice Deville, Blandine Bury, Olivier Soler · Music Julien Civange

Drama

Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.

VIBE

This film feels like a raw, unflinching dive into the transactional nature of desire and survival in a harsh urban landscape. It's a provocative exploration of female agency, where sex becomes a tool for navigating a world that offers few other options.

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