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Le Prix du Danger (1983)

Le Prix du Danger poster
Original title
Le Prix du danger
Directed by
Yves Boisset
Genre
drama film, science fiction film
Country
Yugoslavia, France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 110 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian future, a contestant joins a deadly game show where people hunt him for a cash prize. The show exploits violence for entertainment and the contestant must survive or win the money.

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What happens

Le Prix du Danger (The Prize of Peril) is a 1983 French-Yugoslav science fiction movie, directed by Yves Boisset. It is based on Robert Sheckley's short story "The Prize of Peril", published in 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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