Secrets of State

Name: Secrets of State
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2008-12-10
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Simon Abkarian, Rachida Brakni

Secret Défense (2008)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Release date

2008-12-10

Country

France

Production

France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, UGC Distribution

Genre

Thriller

Budget

$11 000 000

Box office

$4 726 350

Website

http://www.secretdefense-lefilm.com/

Director

Philippe Haïm

Actors

Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Simon Abkarian, Rachida Brakni, Mehdi Nebbou, Aurélien Wiik, Nicolas Marié, Katia Lewkowicz, Kamel Belghazi
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Scenario

Julien Sibony

Producer

Alexander Emmert, Yves Marmion

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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Approximately 70% of the film was shot with a handheld camera.
Virtually all the nuances and elements of the scenes in solitary confinement were devised by actor Nicolas Duvauchel. Director Philippe Aïm’s involvement in this process was minimal.
The DVD features an alternate ending to the film – Alex returns home, where he is met by family and friends.
In preparation for her role, Vahina Giocante acquired basic skills in the Arabic language. In addition, the actress developed the habits and mannerisms of her character, who, according to director and one of the scriptwriters Philippe Aïm, was to age ten years in a matter of months.