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The Minister

L'exercice de l'État

France

2011

112 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
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DIR Pierre Schöller

EXEC André Bouvard

SCR Pierre Schöller

DP Julien Hirsch

CAST Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker, Sylvain Deblé, Arly Jover, François Vincentelli, Brice Fournier, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Eric Naggar, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Scali Delpeyrat

ED Laurence Briaud

PROD DES Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba

SOUND Olivier Hespel

Cannes (Un Certain Regard): FIPRESCI Prize, Mar del Plata (International Competition), Göteborg (Festivalfavoriter), Istanbul (From the World of Festivals), CPH PIX (The French Art of Pleasure)

Synopsis

The Minister for Transport, Bertrand Saint-Jean, is woken in the middle of the night by his personal private secretary. A bus has crashed into a ravine. He goes there, he has no choice. Thus begins the odyssey of a State official through an increasingly complex and hostile world. Speed, power struggles, chaos, economic crisis…

In the frantic chain of events, one emergency replaces another. What sacrifices are men ready to accept? How long will they last in a State that devours those who serve it? –Cannes Film Festival

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Mathias Palmberg

25May12

Marvellous film that balances both an interesting portrait of the eponymous main character and political satire/commentary blended with odd sequences that border on the surreal. The soundtrack was also excellent and really created and riveting atmosphere. Olivier Gourmet really nails a difficult character and makes him a man of opposite extremes. A must see!

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1Apr12

*** Olivier Gourmet, toujours excellent. Le film est dur et présente une vision cynique des préoccupations de ceux qui nous gouvernent.

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Daniel Racine

7Nov11

Du bon cinéma, pertinent avec une (trop) petite dose d'humour noir et de fantaisie. Chapeau!

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Pierre Yves

1Nov11

Un regard sans pitié sur les serviteurs de l'Etat, cette "vieille godasse qui prend l'eau de toutes parts".

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