After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

"In the bowels of France."

Credits

Gaspar NoéDirector

Philippe NahonThe Butcher

Blandine LenoirDaughter

Frankie PainMistress

Martine AudrainBelle-Mere