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A BOB SWAIM FILM

La Balance

19821h 43mRMovie

CrimeDramaThriller

IMDb6.5/ 10 · 1.6K votes

THE STORY

A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.

Gritty
Dark
Tense
The underworld
Antihero

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and late nights. Contains sexual content, nudity, sexual violence, strong language and graphic violence.

DirectorBob Swaim

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.4 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Nathalie BayeNicole Danet

Philippe LéotardDédé Laffont

Richard BerryMathias Palouzi

Maurice RonetRoger Massina

Bernard FreydLe Capitaine

Christophe MalavoyTintin

Jean-Paul ComartLe Belge

Albert DrayCarlini

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