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Secrets of State
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Secrets of State

2008-12-10 · 100 min · ★ 5.8

Thriller

In France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist and secret agents lead almost the same lives. Condemned to secrecy, these masters of manipulation follow the same methods. Alex and Al Barad are two of them. The former is the head of the D.G.S.E.'s (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure, the French equivalent of the CIA or the MI6) counter-terrorism unit while the latter reigns over a terrorist network, and both fight using the most ruthless of weapons: human beings.

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Directors
Philippe Haïm
Production companies
UGC Distribution, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 15,000,000

Top Cast

Gérard LanvinGérard LanvinAlex
Vahina GiocanteVahina GiocanteDiane / Lisa
Nicolas DuvauchelleNicolas DuvauchellePierre
Simon AbkarianSimon AbkarianAl Barad
Rachida BrakniRachida BrakniLeïla / Chadia
Mehdi NebbouMehdi NebbouAhmed
Aurélien WiikAurélien WiikJérémy
Nicolas MariéNicolas MariéFouche
Katia LewkowiczKatia LewkowiczAline
Kamel BelghaziKamel BelghaziAziz
Djemel BarekDjemel BarekKhaled
Carim MessaltiCarim MessaltiHajj
Hassam GhancyHassam GhancyDanar
Salem KaliSalem KaliSalem
Moussa MaaskriMoussa MaaskriSlim
Saïd AmadisSaïd AmadisClient Lisa
Catherine HiegelCatherine HiegelLa mère de Pierre
Jil MilanJil MilanHomme S.A.
Asil RaïsAsil RaïsQuayim
Anatole TaubmanAnatole TaubmanDaniel

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