Special Correspondents (2009)
"Envoyés très spéciaux" (original title)

France mobilizes to gain the release of two kidnapped journalists in Iraq, but only the victims know the crime has been faked.

Director:

Frédéric Auburtin

Writers:

Simon Michaël (adaptation), Simon Michaël (dialogue),

Stars:

Gérard Jugnot, Gérard Lanvin, Omar Sy

Cast

Credited cast:
Gérard Jugnot	...	Albert Poussin
Gérard Lanvin	...	Frank Bonneville
Omar Sy	...	Jimmy
Valérie Kaprisky	...	Françoise Poussin
Anne Marivin	...	Claire Monier
Serge Hazanavicius	...	Jacques Maillard
Laurent Gerra	...	Francis Bunel
Eric Naggar	...	Jean Kowalski
Frédérique Tirmont	...	La Ministre des Affaires étrangères
Guillaume Durand	...	Régis Roche
Bertrand Lacy	...	Ravier
Farouk Benalleg	...	Kader
Niddal El Mellouhi	...	Le garde baffeur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Alquier	...	Admirateur de R2I
Zeida Attali	...	La secrétaire Virginie

Storyline

France mobilizes to gain the release of two kidnapped journalists in Iraq, but only the victims know the crime has been faked.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | iraq war | fake kidnapping | hostage

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Europa Corp. [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 January 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Special Correspondents

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Manuel Munz

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Un euro pour nos otages"
(Jean-Yves d'Angelo - Frédéric Auburtin)
Performed by Laurent Gerra and La chorale du Conservatoire du 6ème arrondissement de Paris

User Reviews

Iraq, Parisian style

Special Correspondents follows in the successful tradition of French farces, many of which have been adapted by Hollywood. This time we have a radio reporter who, together with a bumbling technician, are given a mission to go to Iraq to cover the ongoing conflict. However they manage to lose the air tickets & the expenses money and, faced with the prospect of ridicule & shame, they decide to hide in Paris & send reports from an "Iraq" created in a friend's house. This leads to many hilarious complications and situations. Special Correspondents uses a clever idea quite successfully, milking a generous quantity of laugh out loud moments from it. Performances are fine and surely it won't be long before a US remake appears.