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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) is a french film of genre Drama directed by Cédric Klapisch with Marie Gillain

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
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Length 1h51
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Noir,    Crime
Rating63% 3.1929053.1929053.1929053.1929053.192905

Ni pour ni contre (bien au contraire) est un film français réalisé par Cédric Klapisch présenté en 2003.

Synopsis

Caty est cameraman de télévision. Lors d'une interview, elle rencontre une call-girl qui la met en contact avec Jean. Celui-ci lui propose une forte somme pour filmer un casse qu'il projette. Caty rencontre les amis de Jean − Mouss, Lecarpe et Loulou − avec qui elle va découvrir le monde de la nuit, les cabarets, les armes à feu. Elle s'habitue à cet argent rapidement et facilement gagné.

Actors

Marie Gillain

(Caty)Diane Kruger

(La call-girl)Camille Natta

(Liz)Simon Abkarian

(Freddy)Dimitri Storoge

(Loulou)
And :
Vincent Elbaz
Zinedine Soualem
Natacha Lindinger
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
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