The Bait (French: L’Appât) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Guy A. Lepage as Prudent Poirier, a bumbling Montreal police officer who witnesses the death of mafia boss Carboni (Michel Perron), and Rachid Badouri as Mohammed Choukroune, a French secret service agent who is sent to Montreal to pose as "Ventura", a new police recruit who is paired with Prudent in an attempt to recover information about Carboni's death.[2] As the mission goes awry, however, the two are forced to uncover a wider conspiracy that implicates their own bosses as well.
| The Bait | |
|---|---|
| French | L’Appât |
| Directed by | Yves Simoneau |
| Written by | Yves Simoneau William Reymond |
| Produced by | Josée Vallée Yves Simoneau |
| Starring | Guy A. Lepage Rachid Badouri |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Richard Comeau |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil |
Production company | Cirrus Communications |
| Distributed by | Alliance VivaFilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Serge Dupire, Maxim Roy, Ayisha Issa, Romano Orzari, Marie-Josée Boudreau, Frédérique Pierre, Khadija Assad, Sasha Samar, Gregory Hlady, Manuel Tadros and Sylvie Lemay.[3]
Simoneau's first French-language film since moving into English-language film and television after In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) in 1989,[3] the film entered production in September 2010.[4] Initially intended for release in 2011,[5] it was released to theatres by December 2010 following a rapid "merry-go-round" of production and post-production which Simoneau attributed to his experience working within the quicker turnaround of television films.[6]
The film's soundtrack included a song, "Your Favourite Killer", by Marie-Mai.[7]
References
edit- ^ Patricia Bailey, "Badouri and Lepage cut Bait". Playback, December 17, 2010.
- ^ Valérie Jodoin-Keaton, "Yves Simoneau, Guy A. Lepage et Rachid Badouri / L’appât : Bonjour la police!". Voir, December 16, 2010.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Appât, L’ – Film de Yves Simoneau". Films du Québec, November 17, 2010.
- ^ "Simoneau tourne au Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, September 1, 2010.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Rachid Badouri and Guy A. Lepage to star in new Yves Simoneau comedy L'Appât". Montreal Gazette, June 14, 2010.
- ^ Michelle Coudé-Lord, "Beau tour de manège d'Yves Simoneau". Le Journal de Montréal, December 17, 2010.
- ^ "Marie-Mai compose une chanson pour le film L'appât". La Presse, December 2, 2010.
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