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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

The wrong path is often the best.

20035.91h 51m

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.

Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Written by Alexis Galmot, Santiago Amigorena, Cédric Klapisch
Produced by Aïssa Djabri, Farid Lahouassa, Manuel Munz
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Marie Gillain

Marie Gillain

Caty

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

La call-girl

Camille Natta

Camille Natta

Liz

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Freddy

Dimitri Storoge

Dimitri Storoge

Loulou

Vincent Elbaz

Vincent Elbaz

Jean

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Mouss

Natacha Lindinger

Natacha Lindinger

Caprice

Jocelyn Lagarrigue

Jocelyn Lagarrigue

Gilles - télesurveillance

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Le Directeur du Dépôt

Themes & Keywords

robberyjewelrybankcameraheistmoneymurderbetrayalgangcriminalneo-noir

About Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) is a drama, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of robbery, jewelry, bank, camera, heist, money. Directed by Cédric Klapisch, it stars Marie Gillain, Diane Kruger, Camille Natta. "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.

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