A teenage hustler (Vanessa Paradis) lives on the streets and lives for kicks. She is constantly reminded, however, of the suicide of her mother when she was only three and she vows to take revenge on the men who drove her mother to that course of action. One man is her mother's pimp, the other is her missing father (Gerard Depardieu). When she discovers her drunken father she decides not to reveal who she is but instead tries to seduce him before taking revenge.