The film is set in the Pigalle district of Paris, which is known for its dark and depraved underworld, with strip joints, peep shows, sex shops, drug dens and prostitution. Within this seedy district, rival drug dealers compete against each other, using others (like pawns) in dangerous battles. In one of these battles, is 'Divine' (Blanca Li), a
transsexual and
transvestite who performs in a nightclub. Her lover is 'Fifi' (Francis Renaud), who is a pickpocket and street hustler. He also flirts with 'Vera' (Véra Briole), who works as a striptease dancer and attraction at a
peep show. She lives with 'Jesus le Gitan' (Patrick Chauvel), a career counselor and a small-time drug dealer. Divine is bullied to death, by a dwarf and large thug into giving some important information to one drug dealer 'Malfait' (Philippe Ambrosini). Jesus is then found next dead, decapitated in Vera's bed. Another rival drug dealer forces Véra to coerce Fifi into becoming a hitman. == Cast ==