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The French Minister

The French Minister

2013•1h 53m•6.0/10
Comedy

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6.0/10(302)

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.

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Production

Site 4 View Productions, Little Bear, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Alvy Développement

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms

Raphaël Personnaz

Raphaël Personnaz

Arthur Vlaminck

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Claude Maupas

Bruno Raffaelli

Bruno Raffaelli

Stéphane Cahut

Julie Gayet

Julie Gayet

Valérie Dumontheil

Anaïs Demoustier

Anaïs Demoustier

Marina

Thomas Chabrol

Thomas Chabrol

Sylvain Marquet

Thierry Frémont

Thierry Frémont

Guillaume Van Effentem

Alix Poisson

Alix Poisson

Odile

Marie Bunel

Marie Bunel

Martine

Jean-Marc Roulot

Jean-Marc Roulot

Bertrand Castela

Sonia Rolland

Sonia Rolland

Nathalie

Didier Bezace

Didier Bezace

Jean-Paul François

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Molly Hutchinson

Renaud Calvet

L'ambassadeur de France à l'ONU

Benoît Carré

Benoît Carré

Le « Numéro 2 » de l'ambassade de France

François Perrot

François Perrot

Antoine Taillard

Michel B. Dupérial

L'huissier

Muhammad Hirzalla

Le traducteur

Sylvain Saulet

Le garde du corps de Taillard

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