
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?
Keywords
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- Festival de Cannes
- Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
- Hommage à Michel Blanc
- Les César du cinéma
- economy
- politics
Actors
- Abdelhafid Metalsi
- Olivier Gourmet
- Jacques Boudet
- Eric Naggar
- Stephan Wojtowicz
- Christian Vautrin
- Sylvain Deblé
- Gaëtan Vassart
- François Chattot
- Anne Azoulay
- Zabou Breitman
- Laurent Stocker
- Arly Jover
- Michel Blanc
- Didier Bezace
Director
- Pierre Schoeller
Drama
1h 55min
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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. 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?
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?
Festivals
Festival de Cannes
Cannes - Un certain regard
FIFF Namur
Cast & Crew
Director
Pierre Schoeller
Cast
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Cast
Olivier Gourmet
Cast
Jacques Boudet
Cast
Eric Naggar
Cast
Stephan Wojtowicz
Cast
Christian Vautrin
Cast
Sylvain Deblé
Cast
Gaëtan Vassart
Cast
François Chattot
Cast
Anne Azoulay
Cast
Zabou Breitman
Cast
Laurent Stocker
Cast
Arly Jover
Cast
Michel Blanc
Cast
Didier Bezace