The Bait (French: L'Appât), also known as Fresh Bait, is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as a 'bait'.
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Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
Produced by | Frédéric Bourboulon René Cleitman |
Written by | Bertrand Tavernier Colo Tavernier |
Starring | Marie Gillain Olivier Sitruk Bruno Putzulu |
Music by | Philippe Haïm |
Cinematography | Alain Choquart |
Edited by | Luce Grunenwaldt |
Production company | France 2 Cinéma Little Bear production M6 Films |
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Running time | 115 |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $5.3 million |
Box office | $5.8 million |
The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984.
Screenplay
- Marie Gillain - Nathalie
- Olivier Sitruk - Eric
- Bruno Putzulu - Bruno
- Richard Berry - Alain
- Philippe Duclos - Antoine
- Marie Ravel - Karine
- Clotilde Courau - Patricia
- Christophe Odent - Laurent
- Jean-Paul Comart - Michel
- Philippe Héliès - Pierre
- Jacky Nercessian - Monsieur Tapiro
- Alain Sarde - Philippe
- Daniel Russo - Jean-Pierre
- Philippe Torreton - Chief inspector
- François Berléand - Inspector Durieux
- François Levantal - Cop
- Jean-Louis Richard - The innkeeper
The film won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.
Gillain was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.