La Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim. It stars Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet, and Jean-Paul Comart. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress, and was nominated for Most Promising Actor (twice), Best Director, Best Writing – Original, and Best Editing. The film had a total of 4,192,189 admissions in France, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of the year.
