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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)(2003)
Status: Released
Date: 2003-03-05
60%
66 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
The wrong path is often the best.
Overview:
"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, Jean. The gang lives hand-to-mouth until the day Jean plans a daring bank robbery. Although other gang members feel out of their league, Jean persuades them to take part and Caty finds herself in a hellish world of betrayal, violence and murder.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
France
Budget: $10,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Vertigo Productions
Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures
TPS Star
Movie: Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marie Gillain
Caty
Diane Kruger
La call-girl
Camille Natta
Liz
Simon Abkarian
Freddy
Dimitri Storoge
Loulou
Vincent Elbaz
Jean
Zinedine Soualem
Mouss
Natacha Lindinger
Caprice
Jocelyn Lagarrigue
Gilles - télesurveillance
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Le Directeur du Dépôt
Video Trailer Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Video: Ni pour ni contre [Bien au contraire]
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Ni pour ni contre [Bien au contraire]
Cinéma "Ni pour ni contre" de Cédric Klapisch
Ni pour Ni Contre, Bien au contraire: Eduquer son fils
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Cinéma "Ni pour ni contre" de Cédric Klapisch - Featurette
Ni pour Ni Contre, Bien au contraire: Eduquer son fils - Clip
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