Véronique Lecharpy

Normal people, no foolish romantic side storyline, just a police woman with problems on her own searching for a missing girl. We just see her perspective and know as much of the crime as she does. (imdb user Comments)

France in the fifties. The teenage orphan Sylvie is put in an institution for "fallen" or endangered girls, subjected to harsh treatment by the bigoted nuns who run the institution like a prison. Sylvie befriends a girl who wants to escape. (imdb)