The Minister

Original title: L'Exercice de l'État
Duration: 115 min
Release date: 2011-10-26
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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 a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile.

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Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet
as Bertrand Saint-Jean, Minister of transport
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
as Gilles, director of staff
Zabou Breitman
Zabou Breitman
as Pauline, communications director
Laurent Stocker
Laurent Stocker
as Yan
Sylvain Deblé
Sylvain Deblé
as Martin Kuypers, silent driver
Didier Bezace
Didier Bezace
as Dominique Woessner
Jacques Boudet
Jacques Boudet
as Senator Juillet
François Chattot
François Chattot
as Falconetti, Minister of health
Gaëtan Vassart
Gaëtan Vassart
as Loïk
Arly Jover
Arly Jover
as Séverine Saint-Jean, wife of Bertrand Saint-Jean
Éric Naggar
Éric Naggar
as Prime Minister
Anne Azoulay
Anne Azoulay
as Josepha, Kuypers' companion
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Abdelhafid Metalsi
as Louis-Do
Christian Vautrin
Christian Vautrin
as Nemrod
François Vincentelli
François Vincentelli
as Peralta, Minister of the budget
Stéphan Wojtowicz
Stéphan Wojtowicz
as President of the Republic
Ludovic Jevelot
Ludovic Jevelot
as Tintin, driver
Marc-Olivier Fogiel
Marc-Olivier Fogiel
as Morning journalist
Brigitte Lo Cicero
Brigitte Lo Cicero
as Crocodile dream woman
Jade Phan-Gia
Jade Phan-Gia
as Kenza
Brice Fournier
Brice Fournier
as Deputy Prade
Veronique Calderari
Veronique Calderari
as Member of the Kurokos
Pierre-François Dollé
Pierre-François Dollé
as Member of the Kurokos
Fabrice Jardin
Fabrice Jardin
as Member of the Kurokos
Ludovic Wystraete
Ludovic Wystraete
as Member of the Kurokos
Anne Paris
Anne Paris
as Yan's girlfriend
Philippe Naman
Philippe Naman
as Yan's friend
Réginald Huguenin
Réginald Huguenin
as Prefect of the Ardennes
Gilles Bellomi
Gilles Bellomi
as Ardennes fire commander
Grégoire Morano
Grégoire Morano
as Lost teenager
Véronique Wellecan
Véronique Wellecan
as Desperate mother
Fanny Touron
Fanny Touron
as Journalist press point
Marine Blake
Marine Blake
as Gwenaëlle
Valérie Khong
Valérie Khong
as RTL journalist
François Berland
François Berland
as Guillemot, CEO of SNCF
Ange Baraglioli
Ange Baraglioli
as Unemployed
Thierry Besnard
Thierry Besnard
as Unemployed
Bouzid Ghezali
Bouzid Ghezali
as Unemployed
Véronique Noël
Véronique Noël
as Unemployed
Jean-Michel Chapelain
Jean-Michel Chapelain
as Driving instructor
Emmanuel Gayet
Emmanuel Gayet
as Morange
Nicolas Jouhet
Nicolas Jouhet
as Union delegate
Régis Romele
Régis Romele
as Protester
Laurence Pollet-Villard
Laurence Pollet-Villard
as Advisor to the President
Martine Vandeville
Martine Vandeville
as Vinci
Philippe du Janerand
Philippe du Janerand
as Man of networks
Gaëtan Le Marchand
Gaëtan Le Marchand
as Bailiff of the Ministry
Serge Noël
Serge Noël
as Mougins
Philippe Jourde
Philippe Jourde
as Deputy
Ménothy Cesar
Ménothy Cesar
as Motorway worker
Laurent d'Olce
Laurent d'Olce
as Neurologist
Maxime Motte
Maxime Motte
as Priest
Anna Andreotti
Anna Andreotti
as Sardinian choir woman
Anne De Broca
Anne De Broca
as Sardinian choir woman
Marie Catrix
Marie Catrix
as Journalist
Ian McCamy
Ian McCamy
as Assistant Minister
Gérald Raynaud
Gérald Raynaud
as Worker
André Malraux
André Malraux
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Scali Delpeyrat
Scali Delpeyrat
as Morning comedian (uncredited)
Jean-Yves Freyburger
Jean-Yves Freyburger
as Guest of the evening (uncredited)
Saber Hallout
Saber Hallout
as Injured teenager (uncredited)
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