The Bait (1995 film)

{{Short description|1995 French crime film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Bait

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|L'Appât}}

| image = L'Appât.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Bertrand Tavernier

| producer = Frédéric Bourboulon
René Cleitman

| writer = Bertrand Tavernier
Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

| narrator =

| starring = Marie Gillain
Olivier Sitruk
Bruno Putzulu

| music = Philippe Haïm

| cinematography = Alain Choquart

| editing = Luce Grunenwaldt

| studio = France 2 Cinéma
Little Bear production
M6 Films

| distributor = BAC Films

| released = {{Film date|1995|3|8|df=yes}}

| runtime = 115 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget = $5.3 million

| gross = $5.8 million{{cite web |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119162050/http://jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4011 |archive-date=19 November 2010 |title=L'appât – JPBox-Office}}

}}

The Bait ({{langx|fr|L'Appât}}), also known as Fresh Bait,{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1995/02_programm_1995/02_Filmdatenblatt_1995_19951466.php |title=Film File – L'appât |publisher=Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin |accessdate=6 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/freshbait.php |publisher=DVD Verdict |date=12 August 2005 |title=DVD Verdict Review – Fresh Bait |accessdate=6 January 2016}} is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait".

The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984.[http://www.lumiere.org/realisateurs/tavernier-bertrand-partie7.html lumiere.org: "Bertrand Tavernier – Partie 7"] {{in lang|fr}}[http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/p1860/articles/a45924-l%E2%80%99archipel_des_longue_peine.html nouvelobs.com] {{in lang|fr}}[http://moreas.blog.lemonde.fr/2007/07/01/gang-des-postiches-grottes-ouvea-valerie-subra/ blog.lemonde.fr] {{in lang|fr}}