The Prize of Peril

In the near future, a popular TV show hosted by charismatic Frédéric Mallaire (Michel Piccoli) features candidates hunted by volunteer killers who must run for their lives, as they compete in a fight to the death for cash prizes aired live on television. François Jacquemard (Gérard Lanvin) volunteers to be the running man in the upcoming edition of the show, only to discover that the ruthless broadcasting company CTV is actually manipulating the contestants' chances of survival. With the help of Laurence Ballard (Marie-France Pisier), right-hand woman and potential pawn in the sinister game controlled by CEO Antoine Chirex (Bruno Cremer).