Despite its $1 million budget—massive for an independent production at the time—the film received mixed reviews.

: While Juliette quickly embraces a life of vice and finds shelter in a brothel, the chaste and innocent Justine attempts to remain virtuous Cryptic Rock The Descent

تدور أحداث الفيلم في فرنسا خلال القرن الثامن عشر، وتتبع حياة شقيقتين يتيمتين تُطردان من الدير بعد وفاة والديهما.

Set in 18th-century France, two orphaned sisters are cast out of their convent home and forced to navigate a cruel world.