A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.
La Balance is of 1 hour(s) and 43 minute(s). It is Produced By: Les Films Ariane, Films A2, Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA). It was released on 1982-11-10. It has an average vote of 6.336 on TMDB.
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