Nicole (Agnes Soral) is sent up the river for infanticide in this routine woman-in-prison feature. There she meets Marthe (Annie Girardot), a fellow murderess who receives special treatment from the warden Dessombes (Marie-Christine Barrault). The warden frames Nelly (Bernadette Lafont) for drug possession and has her thrown into solitary confinement. Sabien (Corinne Touzet) is a newcomer convicted of armed robbery who latches on to the lesbian Lucie (Milva), a longtime prisoner slated for release.
as Nelly Roux
as La surveillante chef
as Marthe
as Brigitte
as Lucie Germon
as Nicole Beck
as Sabine
as Annie
as Irene
as Colette
as Suzanne
as Marion
as Danseuse