ThestoryofLaMaisonrevolvesaround27-year-oldEmma,aFrenchwomanwhoheadsofftoliveinBerlinanddecidestospendsometimeinabrothelsoastolearnaboutandunderstandsexworkers–womenwhoarepaidtobewomenandthatalone,andwhoaresettoformthefocusofhernewnovel.Ingonzojournalismstyle,Emmabecomesoneofthemandultimatelyremainswiththemfortwoyears,despiteonlyintendingtostayforseveralweeks.WaswritingherbooksimplyapretextforEmmatoliveoutthetypeoffantasythat’shardtoadmittoinoursociety?Fromonebedchambertoanotherandfromonewomantothenext,thefilmguidesusthrougha“forbidden”world.