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The Bait ()

L'appât (original title)
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Three teenagers plan to steal the necessary funds to open their dream shop in the US, but things get messy.

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Nathalie / gang leader
Olivier Sitruk ...
Eric / Nathalie's boyfriend
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Bruno
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Alain
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Antoine
Marie Ravel ...
Karine / Nathalie's friend
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Patricia / Nathalie's friend
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Innkeeper
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Laurent
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Michel
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Pierre
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M. Tapiro / Nathalie's boss
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Philippe
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Jean-Pierre / pimp
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Chief cop
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Durieux / Inspector
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Cop
Thierry Gimenez ...
Cop
Isabelle Sadoyan ...
Eric's grandmother
Laurent Arnal ...
Vincent
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Nathalie's mother
Fulvio Trogli ...
Barman in restaurant
Carole Pommes ...
Female cop
Claire Vidoni ...
Female cop
Bobby Pacha ...
Bobby
Arnaud Churin ...
Suburbanite
Myriam Balassiano ...
Mimi / Nathalie's sister
Sandrine Desio ...
Waitress
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Waiter
Thierry Beccaro ...
Game show host
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Françoise Descarrega ...
Petit rôle (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bertrand Tavernier

Written by

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Morgan Sportès ... (book)
 
Colo Tavernier ... (written by) (as Colo Tavernier O'Hagan) &
Bertrand Tavernier ... (written by)

Produced by

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Frédéric Bourboulon ... producer
René Cleitman ... producer

Music by

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Philippe Haïm

Cinematography by

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Alain Choquart

Editing by

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Luce Grunenwaldt

Editorial Department

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Marie-Odile Besson ... trainee assistant editor
Laure Blancherie ... assistant editor
Olivier Fontenay ... color grader

Production Design by

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Emile Ghigo

Costume Design by

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Marpessa Djian

Makeup Department

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Agnès Tassel ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Bruno Bernard ... assistant unit manager
Yvon Crenn ... production director
Catherine Pierrat ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Julie Bertuccelli ... assistant director
Emmanuel Finkiel ... assistant director

Art Department

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Marc Barroyer ... props
Michel Charvaz ... property master
Jean-François Corneille ... set designer
Marie-Stéphane d' Hérouville ... second assistant art director
Denis Seiglan ... first assistant art director
Bernard Tofoletti ... construction manager (as Bernard Toffoletti)
Claude Vincent ... construction manager

Sound Department

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Khadicha Bariha ... sound editor (as Khadicha Bariha-Simsolo)
Jean-Michel Chauvet ... sound assistant
Michel Desrois ... sound
Gérard Lamps ... re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong ... sound effects
Mario Melchiorri ... assistant foley artist (as Mario Melchiori)
Elisabeth Paquotte ... assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Albert Bonomi ... key grip
Marc Casi ... grip
Didier Frémont ... second assistant camera
Christian Inizan ... electrician
Alain Martigny ... electrician
Jérémie Nassif ... still photographer
Pascal Payet ... grip
Philippe Payet ... gaffer
Philippe Tsi Kin San ... grip
Myriam Vinocour ... first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Bobby Pacha ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Monique Dury ... costumer (as Monique Dury-Tholy)

Location Management

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Frédéric Bersani ... location manager
Patrick Boshart ... location scout

Music Department

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Philippe Cohen-Solal ... music consultant
Mario Klemens ... musical director
Didier Lizé ... music recordist

Script and Continuity Department

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Zoé Zurstrassen ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Aline Corneille ... production secretary
Lucilio Da Costa Pais ... groupman (as Lucilio Da Costa Païs)
Florence Dard ... production assistant
Nathalie Gorgon ... publicist
Joseph Lasserre ... groupman
Agnès Le Pont ... administrator
Eva Simonet ... publicist
Gisèle Vuillaume ... production administrator

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Three adolescents, a girl who serves as the priming and two boys, kill two men cold blooded who were known by the girl only for to steal the money of them. With the money the three want to open a shop for clothing in the United States. But their dream turns out to be more difficult to realize than the assassination. Written by Volker Boehm

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Taglines Ils sont jeunes. Ils veulent reussir vite. Elle est... See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Bait (United States)
  • Fresh Bait (Egypt, English title)
  • The Bait (World-wide, English title)
  • The Bait (India, English title)
  • The Bait (Canada, English title)
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  • 115 min
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Budget EUR5,350,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This movie is based on true events. The real characters are still in prison. See more »
Movie Connections Features Scarface (1983). See more »
Soundtracks Kiss That Frog See more »
Quotes Bruno: There. I didn't hit you this time. Little cunt.
Nathalie: You fake beggar!
Bruno: What was that?
Nathalie: I never swallowed your "abandoned baby" crap.
Bruno: Well, I did sleep under the stairs. And my mother... she took off, understand?
Nathalie: What about the orphanage?
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