The Minister
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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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Cast
61 people
Olivier Gourmet
Bertrand Saint-Jean, Minister of transport
Known for
Cyrano, My Love
Rosetta
Michel Blanc
Gilles, director of staff
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Zabou Breitman
Pauline, communications director
Known for
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
He Even Has Your Eyes
Laurent Stocker
Yan
Known for
Hunting & Gathering
Goliath
Sylvain Deblé
Martin Kuypers, silent driver
Also in
The Lone Ranger
Didier Bezace
Dominique Woessner
Known for
L.627
The Little Thief
Jacques Boudet
Senator Juillet
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
François Chattot
Falconetti, Minister of health
Known for
District B13
The Brice Man
Gaëtan Vassart
Loïk
Also in
Malaterra
Undercover
Arly Jover
Séverine Saint-Jean, wife of Bertrand Saint-Jean
Known for
Blade
In the Lost Lands
Éric Naggar
Prime Minister
Known for
Serial Teachers
3 Days to Kill
Anne Azoulay
Josepha, Kuypers' companion
Known for
The Bureau
Furies
Pierre Schoeller Director · Philippe Schoeller Composer Julien Hirsch Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $65K · Budget $6.5M · United States release March 23, 2012
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$65,301
Production
Archipel 33>35
Production
Les Films du Fleuve
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
RTBF
Production
Belgacom
Production
Archipel 35
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Exercice de l'État
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
France · May 19, 2011
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 26, 2011
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 2012
Premiere · New Directors/New Fi
Argentina
November 9, 2011 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 1, 2011 · Premiere · Namur Film Festival
November 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
November 12, 2011 · Premiere · Cinemania Film Festival
France
March 1, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
December 24, 2016 · Digital · VOD
April 6, 2021 · Digital · OCS
Germany
September 30, 2011 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
April 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
April 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
February 8, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Poland
April 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
April 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 2, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 2, 2011 · Theatrical · French
August 16, 2012 · Theatrical · German
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