- HD 1080
- Runtime: 129m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: fr
- Country: France, Switzerland
- Director: Nicole Garcia
- Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Géraldine Pailhas, François Cluzet, François Berléand, Emmanuelle Devos
- keywords: woman director
- Production_studio: Vértigo Films, Les Films Alain Sarde, Pauline's Angel, Vega Film, CNC, France 3 Cinéma
- The The Adversary is featured in the top rankings of 2002
- #32 in Top Crime Movies of 2002
- #14 in Top Mystery Movies of 2002
Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L'Adversaire's protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot more closely based on Romand's life and Carrère's book than was Laurent Cantet's 2001 film L'Emploi du Temps. The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
