Emmanuelle Antille

The action of The Red Cabins takes place in January on the banks of the lake in a complex of holiday cabins left empty during the winter. This episode describes the lives of two adolescent girls who are living in one of the cabins. Left to themselves in this remote spot, they watch out for each other as they try to survive from day to day. During the daytime, they appear to be two homeless girls, spending their time playing in this no man’s land, encouraging each other to acquire a physical and mental hardness. They invent games – often tender, sometimes cruel and violent – to toughen themselves up. At night, they take part in more dangerous activities, which lead them into extreme situations, despite themselves. Their cabin is frequented by the village men, who visit them to obtain sexual favours. Always in the background is a man who lives in his car in the surrounding forest – the same man as in the previous episode. He watches them and, one night, is a helpless witness of the drama which proves to be their downfall.