Laure Mesne is one determined girl, she is ambitious and determined to succeed in the tough world of the Paris ballet.
But she is battling coming from a poor background and also a talented black girl up against the privelaged white girls she experiences prejudice and scorn.
It doesn't matter how good she is it doesn't get a chance.
Out of seeing the life she wants slipping away from her she cuts a desk with a primordial being that is pure evil.