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Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)

Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)
111 minutes FR Drama , Crime
The wrong path is often the best.
"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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