The Minister (2011)

L'exercice de l'État (original title)

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1h 55min
Drama
26 Oct 2011 (France)
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Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in... See more »

Director:

Pierre Schoeller

Writer:

Pierre Schoeller

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12 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast

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	Olivier Gourmet	...	Bertrand Saint-Jean
	Michel Blanc	...	Gilles
	Zabou Breitman	...	Pauline
	Laurent Stocker	...	Yan (as Laurent Stocker de la Comédie Française)
	Sylvain Deblé	...	Martin Kuypers
	Didier Bezace	...	Dominique Woessner
	Jacques Boudet	...	Le sénateur Juillet
	François Chattot	...	Le ministre de la Santé, Falconetti
	Gaëtan Vassart	...	Loïk
	Arly Jover	...	Séverine Saint jean
	Éric Naggar	...	Le Premier ministre
	Anne Azoulay	...	Josepha
	Abdelhafid Metalsi	...	Louis do
	Christian Vautrin	...	Nemrod
	François Vincentelli	...	Le ministre du Budget, Peralta
	Stéphan Wojtowicz	...	Le Président de la République
	Ludovic Jevelot	...	Tintin
	Marc-Olivier Fogiel	...	Le journaliste de la matinale
	Brigitte Lo Cicero	...	La femme du rêve crocodile
	Jade Phan-Gia	...	Kenza (as Jade Phan Gia)
	Brice Fournier	...	Le député Prade
	Veronique Calderari	...	Membre des Kurokos
	Pierre-François Dollé	...	Membre des Kurokos
	Fabrice Jardin	...	Membre des Kurokos
	Cédric Lemereigne	...	Membre des Kurokos
	Ludovic Wystraete	...	Membre des Kurokos
	Anne Paris	...	Yann's girlfriend
	Philippe Naman	...	Le copain de Yan
	Réginald Huguenin	...	Le Préfet des Ardennes
	Gilles Bellomi	...	Le C.O.S. des Ardennes
	Grégoire Morano	...	L'ado perdu
	Mathilde Ferrato	...	L'ado hagarde
	Véronique Wellecan	...	La mère désespérée
	Fanny Touron	...	La journaliste point presse (as Fanny Tourron)
	Marine Blake	...	Gwenaëlle
	Valérie Khong	...	La journaliste RTL
	François Berland	...	Guillemot, le DG SNCF
	Mya Chanson	...	Le nouveau-né
	Ange Baraglioli	...	Un chômeur
	Thierry Besnard	...	Un chômeur
	Zmourda Chkimi	...	Un chômeur
	Bouzid Ghezali	...	Un chômeur
	Véronique Noël	...	Une chômeuse
	Bernard Teissandier	...	Un chômeur
	Jean-Michel Chapelain	...	L'instructeur pilotage
	Emmanuel Gayet	...	Morange
	Nicolas Jouhet	...	Le délégué syndical
	Régis Romele	...	Un manifestant (as Régis Romelé)
	Laurence Pollet-Villard	...	Le conseillère du président
	Martine Vandeville	...	Vinci
	Philippe du Janerand	...	L'homme des réseaux
	Gaëtan Le Marchand	...	L'huissier ministère
	Serge Noël	...	Mougins (as Serge Noel)
	Philippe Jourde	...	Un député
	Ménothy Cesar	...	L'ouvrier de l'autoroute
	Laurent D'Olce	...	Le neurologue
	Maxime Motte	...	Le prêtre
	Caroline Grapin	...	La fille de Martin Kuypers
	Joséphine Lazzarino	...	Femme choeur sarde
	Anna Andreotti	...	Femme choeur sarde
	Anne De Broca	...	Femme choeur sarde
	Joëlle Faye	...	Femme choeur sarde
	Léa Crespi	...	La photographe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Michel Burger	...	Homme au parapluie
	Marie Catrix	...	Une Journaliste
	André Malraux	...	Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
	Ian McCamy	...	Assistant Minister
	Gérald Raynaud	...	Un ouvrier (as Raynaud Gerald)
	Scali Delpeyrat	...	Humoriste matinal (uncredited)
	Jean-Yves Freyburger	...	Invité soirée (uncredited)
	Saber Hallout	...	L'ado blessé (uncredited)

Directed by

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Pierre Schoeller

Written by

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Pierre Schoeller

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Produced by

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André Bouvard	...	executive producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne	...	producer
Luc Dardenne	...	producer
Denis Freyd	...	producer

Music by

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Philippe Schoeller

Cinematography by

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Julien Hirsch

Editing by

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Laurence Briaud

Editorial Department

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Gwenaëlle Hubert	...	assistant editor
Audrey Kleinclaus	...	lab post-production coordinator
Laure Meynet	...	assistant editor

Casting By

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Aurélie Guichard

Production Design by

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Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba

Costume Design by

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Pascaline Chavanne

Makeup Department

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Mathieu Baptista	...	special makeup effects artist: creature effects
Amélie Bouilly	...	makeup artist
Jeremy Caravita	...	special makeup effects crew supervisor (as Jérémy B. Caravita)
Michèle Constantinides	...	key makeup artist
Fabrice Herbet	...	special makeup effects artist
Diane Mahmoudi	...	key hair stylist
Sarah Pariset	...	special makeup effects artist
Christophe Pizzeta	...	special makeup effects artist (as Christophe Pizetta)

Production Management

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Michael Ermogeni	...	unit production manager
Jules Raillard	...	unit manager
Rodolphe Risse	...	assistant post-production manager
Elsa Rysto	...	assistant unit manager
Véronique Troyas	...	post-production manager
Michel Vieu	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mallorie Ballestra-Duquesnoy	...	third assistant director
Frédéric Bruguet	...	third assistant director
Laetitia Cazaux	...	trainee assistant director
Olivier Coutard	...	first assistant director
Anne Gilles	...	second assistant director
Haruyo Yokota	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Vincent Amiel	...	construction coordinator
Thierry Brahiti	...	prop buyer
Virginie Defauwes	...	property master
Pauline Gracia	...	set dresser
Clotilde Lourd	...	first assistant decorator
Galien Malferiol	...	carpenter
Anne Pinguet	...	painter
Thierry Segur	...	storyboard artist
Aymeric Vanelle	...	carpenter

Sound Department

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Léo Banderet	...	boom operator
Sandie Bompar	...	dialogue editor
Julie Brenta	...	sound editor
Christophe Burdet	...	assistant foley artist
Patrick Egreteau	...	foley artist
Thomas Gastinel	...	boom operator
Vincent Gregorio	...	sound assistant
Olivier Hespel	...	sound
Jean-Pierre Laforce	...	re-recording mixer
Pierre Picq	...	boom operator
Cécile Ranc	...	sound editor

Special Effects by

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Jeremy Caravita	...	special effects supervisor (as Jérémy B. Caravita)
Fabrice Herbet	...	special effects makeup
Christophe Pizzeta	...	special effects makeup (as Christophe Pizetta)
Laetitia Quillery	...	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by

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Berengere Dominguez	...	visual effects coordinator
Thibault Martegani	...	digital compositor
Martial Vallanchon	...	visual effects supervisor
Fabien Vantroys	...	digital compositor

Stunts

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Francis Auguy	...	stunts
Michel Bouis	...	stunts
Gilles Cappelletto	...	stunts
Antonio Cides	...	stunts
Gilles Conseil	...	stunt coordinator
Kevin Conseil	...	stunts
Sylvain Gabet	...	stunts
Jean-Benoit Guillon	...	stunts
Michel Julienne	...	stunt coordinator
Pascal Lavanchy	...	stunt pilot
Christophe Marsaud	...	stunts
Audrey Ottaviano	...	stunts
Richard Roggero	...	stunts
Jean-Charles Rousseau	...	stunts
Ksénia Zarouba	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Olivier Abelé	...	electrician
Raphael André	...	second assistant camera
Aymerick Ansiot	...	additional grip
Jean-Christophe Beauvallet	...	first assistant camera
Raphael Besson	...	electrician
Jean-Marc Dupuy	...	key grip
Christophe Duroyaume	...	gaffer
Alexandre François	...	grip
Olivier Haie	...	electrician
Alexandre Lamoisson	...	additional grip
Guillaume Payen	...	additional
Laurent Pouchard	...	grip
Jérôme Prébois	...	still photographer

Casting Department

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Beatrice Saorin	...	original casting
Stéphanie Teissandier	...	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Caroline de Tugny	...	patina & tint
Laurence Maréchal	...	wardrobe
Ursula Paredes Choto	...	chief costumer

Location Management

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Nathalie Nouaili	...	location scout (2011)
Manuel Pouet	...	location scout

Music Department

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Vladislav Boyadjiev	...	assistant scoring engineer / scoring engineer
Jefferson Lembeye	...	composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Bénédicte Kermadec

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Lise Ariotti	...	administratrice de production
Corinne Devaux	...	choreographer
Delphine Mayele	...	press
Magalie Montet	...	press
Francis Ouellette	...	distribution: Canada

Thanks

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Olivier Suffert

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thanks

Production Companies

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Archipel 35 (co-production)
Les Films du Fleuve (co-production)
France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
Belgacom (co-production)
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
Eurimages (participation)
Canal+ (participation)
Ciné+ (participation)
France Télévisions (participation)
Soficinéma 7 (in association with)
Région Wallone (in association with)
Bruxelles Capitale (in association with)
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
Casa Kafka Pictures (support)
Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Dexia (support)
Inver Invest (support)
Cofinova 7 (in association with)
Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (production support)
Angoa-Agicoa (production support)
VOO

Distributors

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PARLUX Entertainment (2012) (Hungary)
Diaphana Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
StraDa Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
Against Gravity (2012) (Poland)
Cinéart (2012) (Belgium) (DVD)
Doc & Film International (2011) (World-wide)
Funfilm Distribution (2012) (Canada)
Hi Gloss Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (DVD)
Njutafilms (2012) (Sweden)
Only Hearts Company (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
PFA Films (2013) (Italy)
good movies! (2013) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Mac Guff Ligne (visual effects)

Other Companies

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SIF 309 Film Music (film score recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile. Speed, power struggles, chaos, economic crisis... Everything follows in quick succession and clashes. Emergencies follow on each other's heels. What sacrifices are men prepared to make? Just how long will they hold up in a state that devours those that work for it? Written by Polly_Kat Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	speechwriter female-full-frontal-nudity female-frontal-nudity female-rear-nudity politician See All (54) »
Genres	Drama
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Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:MA15+ France:Tous publics France:12 (TV rating) Germany:12 New Zealand:R16 Norway:15 (recommended rating) Singapore:R21 Spain:12 Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

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Also Known As	L'exercice de l'Etat (France) The Minister (France) The Minister (World-wide, English title) The Minister (Canada, English title) The Minister (United States) See more »
Runtime	115 min
Country	France Belgium
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Filming Locations	Magny-en-Vexin, Val-d'Oise, France See more »

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Goofs	(at around 39 mins) In the first shot, the carafe of orange juice is half empty, however on the next closer shot it is almost full. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011). See more »
Soundtracks	Le Baiser See more »

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