
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.
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Daniel Auteuil as Jean-Marc Faure

Géraldine Pailhas as Christine Faure

François Cluzet as Luc

François Berléand as Rémi

Emmanuelle Devos as Marianne

Alice Fauvet as Alice

Martin Jobert as Vincent

Michel Cassagne as Le père de Jean-Marc

Joséphine Derenne as La mère de Jean-Marc

Anne Loiret as Cécile

Olivier Cruveiller as Jean-Jacques

Nadine Alari as La mère de Christine

Nicolas Abraham as Xavier

Bernard Fresson as Le père de Christine

Humbert Balsan as Dr. Michel Philippot

Jean-Claude Leguay as Le magistrat à la déposition

Muriel Amat as
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