Aldo, a young male nurse, is madly in love with Lucie, a student.
When he loses his job, Aldo desperately needs to find money so that he
can go on paying for his fiancée's studies. Persuaded by
two blind friends of Lucie, he ends up becoming a prostitute for
handicapped people. Keeping this a secret from his
fiancée, Aldo embarks on a new life that will totally transform
him...
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.