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The wrong path is often the best. - Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
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Title: Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

Release Date: 5 Mar 2003

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Vertigo Productions, M6 Films, Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, TPS Star, M6

Production Companies: Vertigo Productions, M6 Films, Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, TPS Star, M6

Overview: "Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, Jean. The gang lives hand-to-mouth until the day Jean plans a daring bank robbery. Although other gang members feel out of their league, Jean persuades them to take part and Caty finds herself in a hellish world of betrayal, violence and murder.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.969 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Caty: Marie Gillain
  • La call-girl: Diane Kruger
  • Liz: Camille Natta
  • Freddy: Simon Abkarian
  • Loulou: Dimitri Storoge
  • Jean: Vincent Elbaz
  • Mouss: Zinedine Soualem
  • Caprice: Natacha Lindinger
  • Gilles - télesurveillance: Jocelyn Lagarrigue
  • Le Directeur du Dépôt: Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
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