Secrets of State
Seen it?2008 | 100 min | Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$5 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Philippe Haïm
- Gérard LanvinAlex
- Vahina GiocanteDiane / Lisa
- Nicolas DuvauchellePierre
- Simon AbkarianAl Barad
- Rachida BrakniLeïla / Chadia
- Mehdi NebbouAhmed
- Aurélien WiikJérémy
- Nicolas MariéFouche
- Katia LewkowiczAline
- Kamel BelghaziAziz