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The Bet

1997 · 100 min

A light, brisk French comedy about the absurd lengths two men go to quit smoking, full of petty rivalry and escalating lies.

Tagline
They said they'd do it.Unfortunately, they did!
Overview
Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon
Written by
Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
Starring
Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Ferron, Isabel Otero, Hélène Surgère, Kelly Lawson, Roger Ibáñez, Philippe Chevallier
Music
Laurent Bertaud
Cinematography
Manuel Teran
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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