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Secrets of State

Secrets of State

20085.81h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Philippe Haïm
Written by Natalie Carter, Julien Sibony, Philippe Haïm
Produced by Yves Marmion, Alexander Emmert
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0M0

Top Cast

Gérard Lanvin

Gérard Lanvin

Alex

Vahina Giocante

Vahina Giocante

Diane / Lisa

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Pierre

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Al Barad

Rachida Brakni

Rachida Brakni

Leïla / Chadia

Mehdi Nebbou

Mehdi Nebbou

Ahmed

Aurélien Wiik

Aurélien Wiik

Jérémy

Nicolas Marié

Nicolas Marié

Fouche

Katia Lewkowicz

Katia Lewkowicz

Aline

Kamel Belghazi

Kamel Belghazi

Aziz

Themes & Keywords

intelligence agencyterrorism

About Secrets of State

Secrets of State is a thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of intelligence agency, terrorism. Directed by Philippe Haïm, it stars Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle. 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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