Secret Defense (2008)
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- 1h 40min
- Thriller
- 10 Dec 2008 (France)
- Movie
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...
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Cast
| Gérard Lanvin | ... |
Alex
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| Vahina Giocante | ... |
Diane / Lisa
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| Nicolas Duvauchelle | ... |
Pierre
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| Mehdi Nebbou | ... |
Ahmed
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| Rachida Brakni | ... |
Leïla / Chadia
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| Simon Abkarian | ... |
Al Barad
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| Aurélien Wiik | ... |
Jérémy
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Katia Lewkowicz | ... |
Aline
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Kamel Belghazi | ... |
Aziz
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Djemel Barek | ... |
Khaled
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Carim Messalti | ... |
Hajj
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| Hassam Ghancy | ... |
Danar
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| Nicolas Marié | ... |
Fouche
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| Salem Kali | ... |
Salem
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| Moussa Maaskri | ... |
Slim
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Saïd Amadis | ... |
Client Lisa
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| Catherine Hiegel | ... |
La mère de Pierre
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Jil Milan | ... |
Homme S.A.
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Asil Raïs | ... |
Quayim
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| Anatole Taubman | ... |
Daniel
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Bertrand Combe | ... |
Directeur de la recherche
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Bertrand Liebert | ... |
Directeur des opérations
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Gérard Lecaillon | ... |
Directeur du renseignement
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| Emmanuel Vieilly | ... |
Homme C.E.M.P.
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| Jérôme Bertin | ... |
Conseille Premier Ministre
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Reda Samoudi | ... |
Professeur Langues Orientales
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Serge Biavan | ... |
Directeur commercial groupe Mayer
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Eric Dénécé | ... |
Chimiste
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Antoine Sfeir | ... |
Islamologue
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| Malek Chebel | ... |
Analyste
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Anne Giudicelli | ... |
Linguiste
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Stéphanie Berthomet | ... |
Vétérinaire
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William Cagnard | ... |
Acheteur flic
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Warren Zavatta | ... |
Détenu
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Paco Boublard | ... |
Beur
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Patrick Guérineau | ... |
Homme DGSE aéroport
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Benjamin Penemaria | ... |
Skin
(as Benjamin Penamaria)
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Thierry Angelvy | ... |
Maton Aziz
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Jérémy Bardeau | ... |
Cadet 1
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Joffrey Platel | ... |
Cadet 2
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Didier Nobletz | ... |
Maton
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Mohamed Oubajjit | ... |
Imam prison
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Jean-David Stepler | ... |
Patrick
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Charley Fouquet | ... |
Blonde
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| David Kruger | ... |
Interrogateur DGSE
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Jean-Pierre Loustau | ... |
Patron service d'action
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Mahmoud Said | ... |
Ambassadeur jordanien
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Célia Levadoux | ... |
Amie de Jérémy
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Nasri Sayegh | ... |
Islamiste
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Driss Roukhe | ... |
Natrif
(as Driss Roukh)
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Mohammed Taleb | ... |
Cheuffeur voiture
(as Mohamed Taleb)
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Karim Doukkali | ... |
Ami ex-client Lisa
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Abdelghafar Essalfi | ... |
Sommelier
(as Abdel Ghaffer Essalfi)
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Lahcen Alhagouchi | ... |
Moudjahidin passeur
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Abdallah Fikiri | ... |
Chauffeur Al Barad
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France Karaguinsky | ... |
Hôtesse
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| Bruno Flender | ... |
Responsable PC sécurité métro
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Joëlle Bobbio | ... |
Passante
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Elef Zack | ... |
Policier métro
(as Elef Zach)
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Michaël Vander-Meiren | ... |
Maton Fleury-Mérogis
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Amine Lamriki | ... |
Moudjahidin grotte
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Thierry Bois | ... |
Chef maton
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Mustapha Bazadu | ... |
Moudjahidin grotte
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Ruben Alves | ... |
La nouvelle recrue
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David Daouda | ... |
Agent Sécurité métro
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| Big John | ... |
Inmate
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Maryam Muradian |
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| Alexandre Ottoveggio | ... |
The pilote
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Maria Valdes | ... |
Une passante
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Directed by
| Philippe Haïm | ||
Written by
| Natalie Carter | ... | (participation) (as Nathalie Carter) |
| Philippe Haïm | ... | (idea) |
| Julien Sibony | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bénédicte Bellocq | ... | executive producer |
| Alexander Emmert | ... | producer |
| Souad Lamriki | ... | executive producer |
| Yves Marmion | ... | producer |
| Olivier Thaon | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Alexandre Azaria | ||
Cinematography by
| Jérôme Alméras | ||
Editing by
| Sylvie Landra | ||
Editorial Department
| Elisa Aboulker | ... | assistant editor |
| Ana Antunes | ... | post-production assistant |
| Bertrand de Saint Seine | ... | assistant editor |
| Natacha Louis | ... | colorist |
| Amélie Massoutier | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Edouard Perchet | ... | trainee assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ambre Fernandez | ||
Set Decoration by
| Alexandrine Mauvezin-Bosque | ... | (as Sandrine Mauvezin) |
Makeup Department
| Frédérique Ney | ... | key makeup artist |
| Cécile Pellerin | ... | key makeup artist |
| Myriam Roger | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Jacques Arhex | ... | production manager |
| Frédéric Dorion | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Abraham Goldblat | ... | post-production manager |
| Hussein Khedoo | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Philippe Le Forestier | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Audrey Legendre | ... | assistant production manager |
| Emmanuel Libermann | ... | unit manager |
| Geraldine Scaramela | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dominique Delany | ... | first assistant director |
| Eric du Bellay | ... | assistant director |
| Victor Holl | ... | additional assistant director |
| Amine Lamriki | ... | first assistant director: morocco |
| Valérie Paillard | ... | additional assistant director (as Valerie Paillard) |
| Michaël Pierrard | ... | second assistant director |
| Marouane Reda | ... | second assistant director |
| Aida Zeghari | ... | co-second assistant director |
Art Department
| Candice Dupré | ... | assistant art director |
| Eric Gandois | ... | tattoo designer |
| Hind Ghazali | ... | set dresser |
| Mathieu Jurgenson | ... | digital artist |
| Arnaud Putman | ... | property master |
| François Willenz | ... | digital artist |
| Halima Zniber | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Sébastien Adamczak | ... | post synchronization |
| Vincent Breau | ... | boom operator |
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Vincent Cosson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Anne Delacour | ... | dialogue editor/adr editor |
| Reddane Fakhreddine | ... | boom operator |
| François-Joseph Hors | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frédéric Le Louêt | ... | sound editor (as Frédéric Le Louet) |
| Xavier Marsais | ... | post-synchronization recording |
| Vincent Mauduit | ... | sound editor |
| Judy Najnudel | ... | sound assistant |
| Gréggory Poncelet | ... | sound recordist |
| Maxime Saleix | ... | sound mix technician |
| Franck Tassel | ... | foley artist |
| Jean-Alexandre Villemer | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Jerome Auliac | ... | digital compositor |
| Alain Bignet | ... | digital compositor |
| Cyrille Bonjean | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Lucie Bories | ... | digital compositor |
| Eric Carme | ... | visual effects artist |
| Philippe Chotard | ... | senior systems administrator |
| Natalène Darfeuille | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Ludivine Ducrocq | ... | production administration |
| Christophe Duflaut | ... | digital compositor: Duran Duboi |
| Thomas Duval | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Marion Frelat | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| David Gourmaud | ... | visual effects editor |
| Aurélien Grand | ... | retouch and restoration |
| Thibaut Granier | ... | digital compositor |
| Jeremy Guetta | ... | scanner operator |
| Nicolas Kermel | ... | digital artist |
| Nicolas Lacroix | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Julien Lambert | ... | cg supervisor |
| Nicolas Leblanc | ... | digital artist |
| Elodie Ly Tri | ... | retouch and restoration |
| Selim Mondzie | ... | visual effects artist |
| Kevin Pacini | ... | visual effects editor |
| Benjamin Pelletreau | ... | digital compositor |
| Cecile Peltier | ... | digital compositor |
| Carlos Perona | ... | digital artist |
| Nicolas Rigaud | ... | digital compositor |
| Sébastien Rossi | ... | visual effects |
| Florian Senand | ... | digital compositor |
| Niranjan Siva | ... | digital compositor |
| Annabelle Troukens | ... | visual effects producer |
Stunts
| Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Louis Bonnet | ... | stunts |
| Alessandro Borgese | ... | stunt performer |
| Eric Borras | ... | stunts |
| William Cagnard | ... | stunts |
| Laurent Chevalier | ... | stunts |
| William Day | ... | stunts |
| Dominique Fouassier | ... | stunt coordinator |
| William Gay | ... | stunts |
| Cyrille Hertel | ... | stunts |
| Sophie Laniel | ... | stunts |
| Sophie Lascombes | ... | stunts |
| Yannick Lascombes | ... | stunts |
| Thierry Latour | ... | stunts |
| Benoît Le Follotec | ... | stunts |
| Stéphane Margot | ... | stunts |
| John Medalin | ... | stunts (as Jean-Eric Médalin) |
| Jean-Yves Meynet | ... | stunts |
| Alexandre Ottoveggio | ... | stunts |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Karine Arlot | ... | third assistant camera |
| Damien Auriol | ... | key grip |
| Simon Blanchard | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Julien Coquillet | ... | grip |
| Marine Delcourt | ... | assistant camera |
| Jan Gagnaire | ... | grip |
| Catherine Georges | ... | unit camera operator |
| Thibault Grabherr | ... | gallery photographer / poster photographer / still photographer |
| Jean-François Grancher | ... | electrician |
| Geoffroy Hassoun | ... | grip |
| Damien Jousselin | ... | electrician |
| Aziz Mourhal | ... | electrician / lighting technician: behind the scenes |
| Sébastien Plessis | ... | electrician |
| Mathieu Quarrit | ... | grip |
| Imad Rechiche | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Christophe Sournac | ... | gaffer |
| Benoît Theunissen | ... | steadicam operator |
| Maryline Touret | ... | additional assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Mustapha Grumij | ... | extras casting |
| Marie-France Michel | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Emma Bellocq | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Abdeliah Bidari | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Miloud Akdim | ... | assistant location manager |
| Rabii El Bakki | ... | assistant location manager (as Rabii Elbakki) / assistant location manager |
| Rbibe Khalid | ... | location manager |
| Fabien Pondevaux | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Nicolas Duport | ... | music mixer |
| Jean Gobinet | ... | orchestrator |
| Gisèle Gérard-Tolini | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Alexandre Hecker | ... | music editor |
| Elise Luguern | ... | music supervisor |
| Sathy Ngouane | ... | synths and drums programming |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marie Gennesseaux | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Aude Boedec | ... | production coordinator |
| Marie-Noëlle Hauville | ... | production accountant |
| Christophe Maratier | ... | armorer |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | travelling car |
Production Companies
- UGC YM
- France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Sofica UGC 1 (in association with)
- Sofica Soficinéma 4 (in association with)
- Canal+ (participation)
- TPS Star (participation)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)
- Angoa-Agicoa (support)
- Invictus Films (participation)
Distributors
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Albania)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Croatia)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Hungary)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Kosovo)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (North Macedonia)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Montenegro)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Poland)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Serbia)
- Blue Sky Media (2009) (Slovenia)
- UGC Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- PFA Films (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Paco Pictures (2011) (Italy)
- Prime Pictures (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Duboi (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- Chainon Manquant, Le (Footage research & clearance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Secret Défense (aka Secrets Of State) tells of their secret war through the destinies of Diane, a student recruited by the French secret service, and Pierre, a troubled young man who thinks terrorism will bring him salvation. Trained and indoctrinated for missions which are beyond them, they are both drawn into a chain of events from which they seem incapable of escaping. While they both be sacrificed in the name of their "noble" causes? Written by Happy_Evil_Dude |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR11,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend France | EUR1,038,041, 14 Dec 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Approximately 70% of the film was shot with hand-held cameras. See more » |
| Goofs | DGSE headquarters are shown in La Défense (west of Paris) whereas the real headquarters of the DGSE is in the eastern part of Paris See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in En bonne intelligence (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Space Weaver See more » |