After tackling myths with Richard III and Nero, Gabor Rassov chooses to satirize his contemporaries in The Friends in the Closet, uncovering a monstrosity in the most ordinary people, a monstrosity all the more frightening for being unsuspected at first glance.

Taking advantage of a promotional sale at a large supermarket in the Paris region, Jacques and Odile buy a pair of friends. They keep them in a closet and take them out regularly in the hope of having some fun. Day after day, they become increasingly demanding of these friends, whom they have, after all, paid quite a lot for. And from demanding to abusive, there is only one step…