Student Services

A cash-strapped student becomes an escort exposing the stark realities of economic exploitation in this uncompromising gritty French drama.

Laura (Déborah François) is struggling to make ends meet while studying, despite holding down a part-time job. Desperate for cash, she answers an Internet ad: Joe, 57, seeks female student for tender moments. But what should have been a one-off becomes a downward spiral as Laura grows gradually more reliant on her illicit second income, finding herself in a new bed every night.

From uncompromising writer-director Emmanuelle Bercot (Clement) and based on the notorious memoir of a former student prostitute, Student Services (Mes chères études) is as compelling as it is shocking.