
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.

as Jean-Marc Faure

as Christine Faure

as Luc

as Rémi

as Marianne

as Alice

as Vincent

as Le père de Jean-Marc

as La mère de Jean-Marc

as Cécile

as Jean-Jacques

as La mère de Christine

as Xavier

as Le père de Christine

as Dr. Michel Philippot

as Le magistrat à la déposition
