It shows an episode in the life of Anne (Juliette Binoche), a journalist in Paris for French Elle who is writing an article about female student prostitution.

Anne interviews Alicja (Joanna Kulig), who, arriving from Poland to study in France, not only lost her suitcase but found the student advisors to be less than helpful in her hour of need.

For Alicja, being alone in a foreign country has led her to seemingly much more freedom than she enjoyed at home, but when asked if she wanted to stop, she admits that there is an element of addiction in the way she earns her money.

Her friendly, girl-next-door nature leads her clients to confide in her about their lives – their jobs, their wives – which has surprised Charlotte as she had imagined the work would have been non-stop sex.

Director Małgośka Szumowska revealed that Joanna Kulig was uncomfortable when filming the scene that depicts a client urinating on her nude body.