Directed by:
Pierre SchoellerScreenplay:
Pierre SchoellerCinematography:
Julien HirschComposer:
Philippe SchoellerCast:
Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker, Didier Bezace, Arly Jover, François Vincentelli, Scali Delpeyrat, Sylvain Deblé (more)Plots(1)
The political process is often downgraded in contemporary society, reduced to cliché and soundbite. Pierre Schoeller’s gripping debut film puts the daily process of politics under the spotlight as the viewer follows the well-intentioned reactions of the French transport minister as he falls under attack from all sides. While the action is all French, the responses and the outcomes are absolutely universal. The cast excel (Olivier Gourmet is perfection as the Minister, and Michel Blanc won a Cesar for Best Supporting Actor, and Zabou Brietman’s energy as the press secretary shows her at her very best), and it’s worth noting that director Schoeller also won a Cesar for best score. The atmospheric soundtrack helps ramp up the tension in a film that’s impossible to look away from. The moments of humour recall “In the Loop”, or “The Thick Of It”, but the level of drama escalates to dizzying levels, and truths are bought home more than once. (Hi Gloss Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Olivier Gourmet
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Promise (1996)
Rosetta (1999)
Michel Blanc
France
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
Prospero's Books (1991)
The Tenant (1976)
Zabou Breitman
France
Best movies:
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)
All Three of Us (2015)
Laurent Stocker
France
Best movies:
The Art of Love (2011)
The President's Wife (2023)
Saint-Jacques... La mecque (2005)
Didier Bezace
France
Best movies:
Love Is in the Air (2005)
The Little Thief (1988)
It All Starts Today (1999)
Arly Jover
Spain
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
L'Enfant d'une autre (2006) (TV movie)
François Vincentelli
Best movies:
La Belle Epoque (2019)
The President's Wife (2023)
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance (2001) (TV movie)
Scali Delpeyrat
France
Best movies:
What If...? (2008)
War and Peace (2007) (series)
Le Goût des autres (2000)
Sylvain Deblé
Best movies:
The Minister (2011)
Brice Fournier
France
Best movies:
In the Beginning (2009)
Long Live Freedom (2013)
Point Blank (2010)
Ménothy Cesar
Best movies:
The Minister (2011)
Heading South (2005)
Fanny Touron
Best movies:
Attila Marcel (2013)
The Minister (2011)
Death by Death (2016)
Jacques Boudet
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
La Femme Nikita (1990)
Dear Inspector (1978)
François Berland
France
Best movies:
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
Stardom (2000)
The Minister (2011)
Anne Azoulay
France
Best movies:
The Specials (2019)
The Minister (2011)
Hear Me Out (2021)
Abdelhafid Metalsi
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Gilles Bellomi
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
The Prey (2011)
The Minister (2011)
Eric Naggar
France
Best movies:
One for the Road (2009)
Daaaaaalí! (2023)
Romantics Anonymous (2010)
Nicolas Jouhet
Best movies:
I Stand Alone (1998)
Je m'appelle Bernadette (2011)
Lemming (2005)
François Chattot
Best movies:
Voleur de vie (1998)
13th District (2004)
Journey To Greenland (2016)