The Bait (1995 film)

The Bait (French: L'Appât), also known as Fresh Bait,^[2][3] is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait".

The Bait
Theatrical release poster
French	L'Appât
Directed by	Bertrand Tavernier
Written by	Bertrand Tavernier Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Produced by	Frédéric Bourboulon René Cleitman
Starring	Marie Gillain Olivier Sitruk Bruno Putzulu
Cinematography	Alain Choquart
Edited by	Luce Grunenwaldt
Music by	Philippe Haïm
Production companies	Hachette Première Little Bear Productions France 2 Cinéma M6 Films
Distributed by	BAC Films
Release date	8 March 1995 (1995-03-08)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$5.3 million
Box office	$5.8 million[1]

The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984.^[4][5][6]

Cast

• Marie Gillain – Nathalie
• Olivier Sitruk – Eric
• Bruno Putzulu – Bruno
• Richard Berry – Alain
• Philippe Duclos – Antoine
• Marie Ravel – Karine
• Clotilde Courau – Patricia
• Christophe Odent – Laurent
• Jean-Paul Comart – Michel
• Philippe Héliès – Pierre
• Jacky Nercessian – Monsieur Tapiro
• Alain Sarde – Philippe
• Daniel Russo – Jean-Pierre
• Philippe Torreton – Chief inspector
• François Berléand – Inspector Durieux
• Isabelle Sadoyan – Eric's grandmother
• François Levantal – Cop
• Jean-Louis Richard – The innkeeper

Awards

The film won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.^[7]

Gillain was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.^[8]