Jean Rollin`s THE ESCAPEES revisits the director`s fascination with pairs of women who wander, dreamlike, through a modern dystopia. Two female patients one rebellious (Laurence Dubas), the other despondent (Christiane Coppé) flee the grounds of a mental hospital and drift across the French countryside. After finding refuge among a band of gypsy-like exotic dancers, they cross paths with a petty criminal (Marianne Valiot), an ageing fortune-teller (Louise Dhour) and a quartet of swingers with sinister intentions.