La Balance (1982)
- Directed by
- Bob Swaim
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 78 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An informant in the Parisian underworld works with the police to take down a criminal gang. The film follows the dangerous games of betrayal and survival that ensue.
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What happens
La Balance (U.S. title: The Nark; literal translation: The Informer) is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim. It stars Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet, and Jean-Paul Comart. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress, and was nominated for Most Promising Actor (twice), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. The film had a total of 4,192,189 admissions in France, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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