In 2054, Paris is a labyrinth where all movement is monitored and recorded. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export -- youth and beauty. In this world of stark contrasts and rigid laws the populace is kept in line and accounted for.

Billboard Woman: I like being beautiful. I like to stay fit. That's why I like Avalon. With Avalon, I know I'm beautiful. And I'm going to stay that way.
Announcer: Avalon. For a better world.
Billboard Woman: Health. Beauty. Longevity. Avalon. We're on your side. For life.
Barthélémy Karas: First, we find her. And then, we sleep.
Paul Dellenbach: Everything has its price, Captain. You cash in or you pay out.
Barthélémy Karas: I don't know anything about saints, but I have an uncanny instinct for sniffing out a son of a bitch.
Bislane Tasuiev: [to Karas] Come back or I'll kill you.
Jonas Muller: Without death, life is meaningless.