description The Bait Overview
The Bait is a 1995 French crime drama focusing on three young individuals involved in a fatal act. The narrative centers around a girl’s role as an intentional lure for a subsequent crime committed by two boys. It explores themes of youth and criminal behavior within a specific setting.
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info The Bait Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 1995 |
help The Bait FAQ
What is the French title of The Bait?
The 1995 French crime drama is known in French as L'Appât and in English as The Bait or Fresh Bait. Bertrand Tavernier directed the film.
What crime do the young characters commit in The Bait?
Two boys involve a girl in a plan where she acts as the lure for a wealthy target, and the scheme leads to a fatal crime. The film focuses on how consumer desire, immaturity, and criminal fantasy turn into real violence.
Is The Bait based on a real case?
The film adapts Morgan Sportès's novel L'Appât, which was itself inspired by a crime story from Paris in the 1980s. It is therefore a fictional film rooted in a documented type of youth-crime case rather than a direct documentary reconstruction.
Who stars in The Bait?
Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk, and Bruno Putzulu play the central young characters. The film was directed by Bertrand Tavernier and released in France in 1995.
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