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:

EUR14,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,166,893

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

There is only one spoken word in the first 12 minutes (11m 55s) of the movie.

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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

Not so bad, but not so arousing curiosity in minds...

I've expected to have a different look from the French film industry to a spy trivia rather than imitating the American flavor. Whatever you do, imitation is an imitation and you can't get rid of that.

Although the scenario has some potential, it seems they've missed the point and got bored in the story telling. Monica Bellucci is a really beautiful and talented actress whom I admire, but she got lost in the movie with the same dull look and it seems she didn't like her role too... The best casting is Vincent Cassel and he's probably the only one who took it seriously. The chief staff of the secret missions are too light to be described as bosses. The action scenes are rare and not so devastating. The camera use is fine though.

If you have some spare time, you may enjoy the film, but don't expect too much of it. 6 out of 10.