The Minister

Minister Saint-Jean rushes to an accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for the press. The people involved are just disposable cogs in the machine... Minister Saint-Jean is rudely awoken in the middle of the night: a tourist bus has dived into a canyon, leaving several children dead. Saint-Jean rushes to the accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for interviews in Paris the next morning. This marks the unexpected rise of a public servant who is pushed from one catastrophe to the next. Power is the highest goal, and playing the media and political intrigue are the tools of the trade. The people involved are just disposable cogs in the machine... “Cool, precise, clever – a film that deals with the significant questions of our times!” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Award Winning
  • Location: Paris
  • cinema
  • politics
  • psychology

Actors

  • Olivier Gourmet
  • Michel Blanc
  • Zabou Breitmann
  • Laurent Stocker
  • Sylvain Deblé

Director

  • Pierre Schoeller

Drama


1h 47min


12 FSK

FR


DE

France
Belgium
2011
Minister Saint-Jean rushes to an accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for the press. The people involved are just disposable cogs in the machine...

Minister Saint-Jean rushes to an accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for the press. The people involved are just disposable cogs in the machine...


Minister Saint-Jean is rudely awoken in the middle of the night: a tourist bus has dived into a canyon, leaving several children dead. Saint-Jean rushes to the accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for interviews in Paris the next morning. This marks the unexpected rise of a public servant who is pushed from one catastrophe to the next. Power is the highest goal, and playing the media and political intrigue are the tools of the trade. The people involved are just disposable cogs in the machine...


“Cool, precise, clever – a film that deals with the significant questions of our times!” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

Award
Academy Award

Festivals

Cast & Crew