Élise Lhomeau and Nicolas Giuliani have adapted the life story of Germaine Aziz, a former journalist for the French newspaper Libération, who was exploited by a prostitution network for nearly 20 years. The play, titled Les Chambres closes, begins with the phrase "Open this book," and is based on the life of Germaine Aziz (1928-2003), who was born in Oran, Algeria, and orphaned at a young age. After World War II, she was sold and forced into prostitution in Algeria. Élise Lhomeau, who knew Germaine Aziz as a child, discovered her book and the details of her past several years after her death. The play presents the challenge of telling the story of someone known only in fragments and of breaking through the modesty of a narrative that was not directly told. For nearly an hour, Élise Lhomeau, who has performed at the prestigious Comédie-Française, powerfully portrays Germaine Aziz, as well as a range of secondary characters. The performance focuses on the manipulation and devastation of Germaine’s youth. The single-scene performance features a minimal set, almost no lighting, and a bed on stage that is sometimes turned toward the audience and sometimes toward the wall. The rectangular shape and bars of the bed evoke a sense of confinement. Some moments of darkness recall flashes of Germaine's memory, where past traumas resurface. The play also explores the challenge of writing and its liberating qualities. It shows how Germaine Aziz emerges from a nightmare and draws vitality from her experiences. Les Chambres closes is a performance about the reappropriation of her story through writing, a reclaiming of power over her own narrative. The play aims not to forget but to remember, in order to free oneself. It brings Germaine Aziz back to life on stage with her own words, once again emerging from silence. Her story echoes current issues of war crimes, notably those committed against women. Les Chambres closes by Nicolas Giuliani and Élise Lhomeau is being performed at the Théâtre du Rond-Point. The play is a way of piercing through the closed rooms of the past and taking the path of transmission, ensuring that Germaine Aziz's voice is not only heard but also remembered.