Secret Agents (2004)

Moles threaten to foil a team of secret agents' plan.

Director:

Frédéric Schoendoerffer

Writers:

Yann Brion, Jean Cosmos

Stars:

Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, André Dussollier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Cassel	...	Brisseau
Monica Bellucci	...	Barbara / Lisa
André Dussollier	...	Colonel Grasset
Charles Berling	...	Eugène
Bruno Todeschini	...	Homme maigre en civil
Sergio Peris-Mencheta	...	Raymond
Ludovic Schoendoerffer	...	Loïc
Eric Savin	...	Tony
Serge Avedikian	...	Igor Lipovsky
Gabrielle Lazure	...	Véronique Lipovsky
Najwa Nimri	...	Maria Menendez
Simón Andreu	...	Maître Deligny
Clément Thomas	...	Homme de main 1
Rosanna Walls	...	L'amie de Maria Menendez
Jay Benedict	...	L'Américain

Storyline

From his offices in Switzerland, Russian Igor Lipovsky is engaged in a vast and profitable gunrunning operation with Africa. The French government wants to hinder the activities of the arms dealer and sends a team to sink one of his ships heading for Angola with a load of illegal weaponry. Lisa, Brisseau, Loïc, Tony and Raymond are professionals: they carefully set up their cover, plan all their moves meticulously, and carry out orders without asking questions. Perhaps they should. The code-name of the mission is "Janus"; and just like with the ancient deity, there are two opposite faces for every aspect of the operation: the objective of the French government, the role of each team member, the presumed friend and the assumed foe...

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Plot Keywords:

frame up | casablanca | wife and husband lead actors | posing as married couple | posing as husband and wife | 

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Genres:

Crime | Action | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

TFM [France]

Country:

France Italy Spain

Language:

French English German Spanish

Release Date:

31 March 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Spy Bound

Filming Locations:

Casablanca, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

€14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,674,676 (France), 31 March 2004, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Chauve Souris, Carcharodon, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first part of the movie takes inspiration of the Rainbow Warrior case that has been slightly adapted. Events are transposed in Casablanca and the sabotaged boat carries weapons instead of environmental militants.

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Goofs

Colonel Grasset mentions that Lipovsky was born in "Riga, the capital of Estonia". In reality, Riga is the capital of Latvia, Eastonia's real capital is Tallinn.

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Connections

Featured in En bonne intelligence (2010)

User Reviews

Licence No Thrill (DVD)

Again a french blockbuster! I had in mind "Largo Winch" for our national action / thriller tries and the feeling that something was lacking in comparison to James Bond, "Mission Impossible" or the recent "Traitor".

My opinion hasn't changed: action isn't unforgettable, the story is boring, and the characters dull: even before the troubles come, the spies are depressive, mournful!

I know the director wanted to show the crude reality of undercover action but he failed to tell something interesting. Even his commentary is lethargic. It's a pity because some sequences show that he is talented with a camera!

The best moment of the movie is their "vacations" in Casablanca, because it was almost like mine in Oujda, another Moroccan town: streets filled with people, red and whites taxis, pool, …

And another french DVD without subtitles!