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as Prudent Poirier, a bumbling Montreal police officer who witnesses the death of mafia boss Carboni (Michel Perron), and

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as Mohammed Choukroune, a

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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. As the mission goes awry, however, the two are forced to uncover a wider conspiracy that implicates their own bosses as well. The film's cast also includes

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, Maxim Roy, Ayisha Issa,

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, Marie-Josée Boudreau, Frédérique Pierre, Khadija Assad, Sasha Samar,

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and Sylvie Lemay.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Appât, L’ – Film de Yves Simoneau"
''Films du Québec'', November 17, 2010. Simoneau's first French-language film since moving into English-language film and television after ''

In the Belly of the Dragon ''In the Belly of the Dragon'' (french: Dans le ventre du dragon) is a Canadian comedy science fiction film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1989. The film stars David La Haye as Lou, an aimless slacker who is dissatisfied with his job di ...

(Dans le ventre du dragon)'' in 1989, the film entered production in September 2010. Initially intended for release in 2011, 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. The film's soundtrack included a song, "Your Favourite Killer", by

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."Marie-Mai compose une chanson pour le film L'appât"
'' La Presse'', December 2, 2010.

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* 2010 films 2010 crime comedy films Canadian crime comedy films Films directed by Yves Simoneau French-language Canadian films Films shot in Montreal Films set in Montreal 2010s French-language films 2010s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub