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Secrets of State

Year:
Duration:
100 min
Genres:
Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.4
Director:
Philippe Haïm
Details
Country: France
Release Date: 2008-12-10
Earnings
Opening Weekend: €1,038,041 (France) (14 December 2008)
Gross: €3,459,817 (France) (11 January 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Gérard Lanvin
Alex
Vahina Giocante
Diane / Lisa
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Pierre
Mehdi Nebbou
Ahmed
Rachida Brakni
Leïla / Chadia
Simon Abkarian
Al Barad
Katia Lewkowicz
Aline
Kamel Belghazi
Aziz
Djemel Barek
Khaled
Carim Messalti
Hajj
Hassam Ghancy
Danar
Nicolas Marié
Fouche
Salem Kali
Salem
Moussa Maaskri
Slim
Saïd Amadis
Client Lisa
Catherine Hiegel
La mère de Pierre
Jil Milan
Homme S.A.
Asil Raïs
Quayim
Anatole Taubman
Daniel
Bertrand Combe
Directeur de la recherche
Bertrand Liebert
Directeur des opérations
Gérard Lecaillon
Directeur du renseignement
Emmanuel Vieilly
Homme C.E.M.P.
Jérôme Bertin
Conseille Premier Ministre
Reda Samoudi
Professeur Langues Orientales
Serge Biavan
Directeur commercial groupe Mayer
Eric Dénécé
Chimiste
Antoine Sfeir
Islamologue
Malek Chebel
Analyste
Anne Giudicelli
Linguiste
Stéphanie Berthomet
Vétérinaire
William Cagnard
Acheteur flic
Warren Zavatta
Détenu
Paco Boublard
Beur
Patrick Guérineau
Homme DGSE aéroport
Benjamin Penemaria
Skin (as Benjamin Penamaria)
Thierry Angelvi
Maton Aziz (as Thierry Angelvy)
Jérémy Bardeau
Cadet 1
Joffrey Platel
Cadet 2
Didier Nobletz
Maton
Mohamed Oubajjit
Imam prison
Jean-David Stepler
Patrick
Charley Fouquet
Blonde
David Kruger
Interrogateur DGSE
Jean-Pierre Loustau
Patron service d'action
Mahmoud Said
Ambassadeur jordanien
Célia Levadoux
Amie de Jérémy
Nasri Sayegh
Islamiste
Driss Roukhe
Natrif (as Driss Roukh)
Mohammed Taleb
Cheuffeur voiture (as Mohamed Taleb)
Karim Doukkali
Ami ex-client Lisa
Abdelghafar Essalfi
Sommelier (as Abdel Ghaffer Essalfi)
Lahcen Alhagouchi
Moudjahidin passeur
Abdallah Fikiri
Chauffeur Al Barad
France Karaguinsky
Hôtesse
Bruno Flender
Responsable PC sécurité métro
Joëlle Bobbio
Passante
Elef Zack
Policier métro (as Elef Zach)
Michaël Vander-Meiren
Maton Fleury-Mérogis
Amine Lamriki
Moudjahidin grotte
Thierry Bois
Chef maton
Mustapha Bazadu
Moudjahidin grotte
David Daouda
Agent Sécurité métro
Big John
Inmate
Maryam Muradian
Alexandre Ottoveggio
The pilote
Maria Valdes
Une passante
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Trivia
Philippe Haïm started working on this film by writing down everything he could about the D.G.S.E. (the French secret service) and the challenges and threats the agency seems to receive. He then proceeded to write three drafts of the script with the input of several consultants, after which co-writer Julien Sibony came in, and later Natalie Carter. Not knowing anything about the world of espionage and counter-terrorism, Sibony was able to see the script's weaknesses, such as when it was unclear for the uninitiated, and Carter was essential to develop Vahina Giocante's character Diane. In the end, the 18th draft was the shooting script, even though several changes were made while filming and even during the editing process.
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Gérard Lanvin's involvement was essential to get the film green-lit.
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Nicolas Duvauchelle's first scene was his character's rape in the prison showers.
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Goofs
The terrorist boards Metro line 4 in station Montparnasse. He never changes line. He is pulled out of it in a station where you can see, at the front of the train, a passage going towards line 11. Being in line 4 to change to line 11, you have to take the train northward. But nowhere on line 4 northward, there is any such passage at the front of the train. The only such passage would be at the back of the train, in station Châtelet.
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DGSE headquarters are shown in La Défense (west of Paris) whereas the real headquarters of the DGSE is in the eastern part of Paris
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Photos from cast
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