Story of Women

This drama is based on the true story of Marie-Louise Girard (Isabelle Huppert), a French woman put to death for performing unlawful abortions -- an occupation she stumbles into when a friend asks for her assistance in ending a pregnancy. More a sensible businesswoman than a champion of women's rights, Girard finds this practicality extends to the bedroom as well, as she sleeps with a colleague to gain some sexual satisfaction of her own.