Secrets of State

Secrets of State

100 mins | Thriller | Dec. 10, 2008

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.

Secrets of State

100 mins | Thriller | Dec. 10, 2008

Secrets of State
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, UGC Distribution
Original title Secret Défense
Directors Philippe Haïm
Writers Julien Sibony, Nathalie Carter, Philippe Haïm

Cast

Gérard Lanvin

as Alex

Vahina Giocante

as Diane / Lisa

Simon Abkarian

as Al Barad

Rachida Brakni

as Leïla / Chadia

Mehdi Nebbou

as Ahmed

Aurélien Wiik

as Jérémy

Nicolas Marié

as Fouche

Katia Lewkowicz

as Aline

Kamel Belghazi

as Aziz

Djemel Barek

as Khaled

Carim Messalti

as Hajj

Hassam Ghancy

as Danar

Salem Kali

as Salem

Moussa Maaskri

as Slim

Saïd Amadis

as Client Lisa

Catherine Hiegel

as La mère de Pierre

Jil Milan

as Homme S.A.

Asil Raïs

as Quayim

Anatole Taubman

as Daniel

Bertrand Combe

as Directeur de la recherche

Bertrand Liebert

as Directeur des opérations

Gérard Lecaillon

as Directeur du renseignement

Emmanuel Vieilly

as Homme C.E.M.P.

Jérôme Bertin

as Conseille Premier Ministre

Reda Samoudi

as Professeur Langues Orientales

Serge Biavan

as Directeur commercial groupe Mayer

Eric Dénécé

as Chimiste

Antoine Sfeir

as Islamologue

Malek Chebel

as Analyste

Anne Giudicelli

as Linguiste

Stéphanie Berthomet

as Vétérinaire

William Cagnard

as Acheteur flic

Warren Zavatta

as Détenu

Paco Boublard

as Beur

Patrick Guérineau

as Homme DGSE aéroport

Thierry Angelvy

as Maton Aziz

Jérémy Bardeau

as Cadet 1

Joffrey Platel

as Cadet 2

Didier Nobletz

as Maton

Mohamed Oubajjit

as Imam prison

Jean-David Stepler

as Patrick

Charley Fouquet

as Blonde

David Krüger

as Interrogateur DGSE

Jean-Pierre Loustau

as Patron service d'action

Mahmoud Said

as Ambassadeur jordanien

Célia Levadoux

as Amie de Jérémy

Nasri Sayegh

as Islamiste

Driss Roukhe

as Natrif

Mohammed Taleb

as Chauffeur voiture

Karim Doukkali

as Ami ex-client Lisa

Abdelghafar Essalfi

as Sommelier

Bruno Flender

as Responsable PC sécurité métro

Michaël Vander-Meiren

as Maton Fleury-Mérogis

Ruben Alves

as La nouvelle recrue

Big John

as Inmate

Alexandre Ottoveggio

as The pilote