Special Correspondents (2009)

Envoyés très spéciaux (original title)

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1h 33min
Comedy
21 Jan 2009 (Belgium)
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France mobilizes to gain the release of two kidnapped journalists in Iraq, but only the victims know the crime has been faked.

Director:

Frédéric Auburtin

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Stars:

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Still of Gérard Jugnot, Gérard Lanvin and Anne Marivin in Special Correspondents (2009)

Still of Gérard Jugnot in Special Correspondents (2009)

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Still of Anne Marivin in Special Correspondents (2009)

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Cast

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	Gérard Lanvin	...	Frank Bonneville
	Anne Marivin	...	Claire Monier
	Clément Koch	...	Le réceptionniste
	Eric Uzan	...	Serguei Ivanov
	Fabrice Bagni	...	Le commissaire Ferrier
	Gérard Jugnot	...	Albert Poussin
	Emilie Zapalski	...	Admiratrice de R2I
	François Alquier	...	Admirateur de R2I
	Laurent Bourdon	...	Admirateur de R2I
	Serge Hazanavicius	...	Jacques Maillard
	Valérie Kaprisky	...	Françoise Poussin
	Denis Leroy	...	Le vigile
	Rebecca Munz	...	Auditrice de R2I
	Janis Munz	...	Auditrice de R2I
	Yann Pradal	...	Le barman de la fête
	Omar Sy	...	Jimmy
	Bertrand Lacy	...	Ravier
	Zeida Attali	...	La secrétaire Virginie (as Zelda Attali)
	André Le Cras	...	Delsaille
	Patrick Bordier	...	Le patron du bistrot
	Manuel Munz	...	Le collègue du bistrot
	Cécile Cazeaux	...	La secrétaire de Maillard
	Bing Yin	...	Chang
	Pétronille Moss	...	La comptable radio
	Jean-François Chauvet	...	Armand le chauffeur
	Sören Prévost	...	L'employé du change (as Sören Prevost)
	Farouk Benalleg	...	Kader (as Farouk Bennaleg)
	Matthew Géczy	...	(as Matthew Geczy)
	Frédérique Tirmont	...	La Ministre des Affaires étrangères
	Philippe Vieux	...	Le général Bordier
	Nidal Saab	...	Le kiosquier
	Didier Raymond	...	Depardaillhan
	Guillaume Durand	...	Régis Roche
	Éric Naggar	...	Jean Kowalski
	Stéphanie Bataille	...	La député Brocard
	Laurent Gerra	...	Francis Bunel
	Thomas Caplain	...	Le photographe de presse
	Christophe De La Taille	...	Le comptable de l'association
	Etienne Bartholomeus	...	Un bénévole de l'association
	Angélique Doyon	...	Mannequin
	Tiga	...	Mannequin (as Sophie Ducasse)
	Daniel Topic	...	Le photographe de mode
	Alexandre Sauvageot	...	Le styliste
	Marie Deramble	...	Le chef de choeur
	Sébastien Seveau	...	Le chauffeur de taxi de Poussin
	Jean-Claude Lagniez	...	Le chauffeur de taxi de Franck
	Abdilah El Azhari	...	Le chauffeur bédouin
	Niddal El Mellouhi	...	Le garde baffeur
	Mohamed Bastaoui	...	Le chef des bandits
	Eric Descargues	...	Le reporter télé
	Reza Afchar Naderi	...	Le représentant du croissant rouge
	Christophe Baillargeau	...	Le président de la République Nicolas Sarkozy
	Didier Gustin	...	Le président de la République Nicolas Sarkozy (voice)
	Sandra Durand	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Léopoldine Lanfrey	...	Equipe de la rédaction (as Léopoldine Lanfrey-Lapierre)
	Julie Mauris-Demourioux	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Juliette Magnier	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Olivier Bonnin	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Mohamed Hir Zalla	...	Equipe de la rédaction (as Muhammad Hirzalla)
	Bruno Rodet	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Léon Mazzela Di Bosco	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Jean-Louis Tilburg	...	Le technicien son de R2I
	Julien Voirin	...	Equipe de la rédaction
	Lucie Lima	...	Groupe Manouche
	Michaël Banquier	...	Groupe Manouche
	Xavier Llamas	...	Groupe Manouche
	André Bonnin	...	Groupe Manouche
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Amine Lamriki	...	Moudjahidine (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frédéric Auburtin

Written by

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Simon Michaël	...	(adaptation) &
Simon Michaël	...	(dialogue) &
Simon Michaël	...	(scenario) &
Jacques Labib	...	(adaptation) &
Jacques Labib	...	(dialogue) &
Jacques Labib	...	(scenario)

Simon Michaël	...	(original idea) &
Jacques Labib	...	(original idea)

Produced by

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Bénédicte Bellocq	...	executive producer
Manuel Munz	...	producer

Music by

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Jean-Yves d'Angelo

Cinematography by

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Pierre Aïm

Editing by

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Beatrice Herminie

Editorial Department

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Fabien Napoli	...	colorist: dailies
Virginie Seguin	...	assistant editor

Casting By

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Pascale Béraud

Production Design by

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Jean-Luc Raoul

Costume Design by

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Karen Muller Serreau

Makeup Department

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Sophie Benaiche	...	key makeup artist
Marine de Roulet	...	assistant makeup artist
Sarah Guetta	...	key hair stylist
Antonia Siliberti	...	hair stylist

Production Management

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Christophe Anzoli	...	unit manager: morocco
Gilles Loutfi	...	production manager
Adrien Scolan	...	assistant unit manager
Anaïs Subra	...	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lofti Aït Jaoui	...	third assistant director
Mohamed Belhamar	...	assistant director
Natalie Engelstein	...	first assistant director
Amine Lamriki	...	first assistant director: morocco
Marouane Reda	...	second assistant director
Lucie Wagner	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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Marie Breger	...	patina painter
Fabio Carussi	...	foreman
Stephanie Bertrand Carussi	...	assistant art director (as Stéphanie Bertrand)
Antoine Galinié	...	property master
Hind Ghazali	...	set dresser
Aziz Mhand	...	props
Marc Rovere	...	dressing props
Simon Tric	...	graphic designer
Halima Zniber	...	assistant art director

Sound Department

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Thomas Bernard	...	sound recordist
Vincent Breau	...	boom operator
Philippe Deschamps	...	assistant sound editor
Sébastien Eugène	...	sound mixer: additional unit
Loïc Gourbe	...	sound recordist
Hervé Guyader	...	chief sound editor
Paul Jousselin	...	second sound assistant
Dominique Lacour	...	sound mixer
Nicolas Lefebvre	...	dialogue editor
Williams Schmit	...	re-recording mixer
Eric Tisserand	...	re-recording mixer
Stéphane Vizet	...	boom operator

Special Effects by

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Georges Demétrau

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special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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David François	...	digital compositor
Wulff Jeremy	...	digital compositor
Bertrand Levallois	...	visual effects
Sabine Lineres	...	digital compositor

Stunts

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Joseph Beddelem	...	stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier	...	safety rigger
Kevin Cauderlier	...	safety rigger
Patrick Cauderlier	...	safety rigger
Cyrille Dufaut	...	stunt driver
Pascal Guégan	...	stunts
Philippe Guégan	...	stunt coordinator
Jean-Claude Lagniez	...	stunt coordinator
Philippe Losson	...	stunt double
Alexandre Rambure	...	stunts
Pascal Roblin	...	stunt driver
Patrick Ronchin	...	stunt coordinator
Malika Sayd	...	stunts
Jack-Alexandre Soufflard	...	stunt driver (as Jacques Soufflard)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brahim Ait Belkas	...	video operator
Franck-Norman Bihi	...	electrician
Malik Brahimi	...	first assistant camera
Bruno Calvo	...	still photographer
Mathieu Caudroy	...	steadicam operator
Anne Cottreel	...	camera trainee
Laurent Duquesnoy	...	grip
David Foquin	...	second assistant camera
Adrien L'Hommédé	...	assistant camera (as Adrien L'Hommede)
Romain Lacourbas	...	camera operator: "b" camera
Pascal Lombardo	...	gaffer
Eric Thurot	...	electrician / groupman

Casting Department

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Mustapha Grumij	...	extras casting
Gérard Moulévrier	...	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mohamed Bougati	...	costumes
Myriam Laraki	...	costume supervisor
Laurence Nicolas	...	set costumer
Emmanuelle Pertus	...	assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Miloud Akdim	...	assistant location manager
Rabii El Bakki	...	location manager (as Rabii Elbakki) / location manager
Rbibe Khalid	...	location assistant
Yann Le Borgne	...	location scout
Eric Lecuyer	...	location scout

Music Department

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Jean-Pascal Beintus	...	orchestrator
Loïc Gourbe	...	music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Diane Brasseur

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Amélie Dibon	...	production secretary
Stéphanie Fouet	...	administrator
Christophe Maratier	...	armorer

Production Companies

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Les Films Manuel Munz

Distributors

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Atlantis Entertainment (2010) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
EuropaCorp. Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
Filmoption International (2012) (Canada)
Fundamental Films (2014) (China)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Actions Movies (Stunt Equipment)
Chainon Manquant, Le (Footage research & clearance)
Cinecascade (vehicle stunts)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	journalist iraq-war hostage fake-kidnapping See All (4) »
Genres	Comedy
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	France:Tous publics Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Special Correspondents (Europe, English title) Special Correspondents (World-wide, English title) Special Correspondents (United States) Special Correspondents (United Kingdom) Corresponsales especiales (Spain) See more »
Runtime	93 min
Official Sites	Europa Corp.
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	DTS Dolby Digital

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Second time, Gérard Jugnot plays a radio sound technician after Tandem. See more »
Goofs	Heroes went to the wife's house using one car, but then go away with another car without explanation. See more »
Movie Connections	Remade as Special Correspondents (2016). See more »
Soundtracks	Un euro pour nos otages See more »

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