Gilles Béhat

Renowned for his gritty narratives, Gilles Béhat was born in 1949 in Switzerland's capital, Bern. Active from the 1970s to the 1990s, Béhat directed films primarily in the crime, drama, and thriller genres, with his most famous work being "Rue Barbare" (1984) and "The Passage" (1986). Despite his prolific career, Béhat did not receive awards at major film festivals, but his intense, raw storytelling style has left an indelible mark on French cinema. Gilles Béhat, with his unflinching gaze on society's underbelly, remained a cinematic maverick who dared to explore the shadows in his films.