Directed by:
Philippe HaïmScreenplay:
Julien SibonyCinematography:
Jérôme AlmérasComposer:
Alexandre AzariaCast:
Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Mehdi Nebbou, Rachida Brakni, Simon Abkarian, Aurélien Wiik, Katia Lewkowicz, Kamel Belghazi (more)Plots(1)
In our world, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies are engaged in a merciless war in the name of radically opposing ideologies. Yet terrorists and secret agents lead almost the same lives. Condemned to secrecy, these masters of manipulation are slaves to the same tactics. Take Alex and Al Barad: one heads the counter-terrorist unit of the DGSE (France's CIA), the other is the leader of a terrorist network, and they come at each other with the most ruthless of weapons—humans. SECRET DÉFENSE is the story of their battle, told through the eyes of Diane, a student recruited by the French secret service, and Pierre, a lost soul who thinks he'll find salvation in terrorism. Trained and indoctrinated for missions beyond their grasp, they are trapped in a chain of events they can't manage to escape. Will they ultimately be sacrificed in the name of their "noble" causes? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gérard Lanvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/828/160828254_ac3109.png)
Gérard Lanvin
France
Best movies:
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
The Specialists (1985)
![Vahina Giocante](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/887/160887896_39ced9.jpg)
Vahina Giocante
France
Best movies:
Voleur de vie (1998)
Soldiers of Salamina (2003)
Secrets of State (2008)
![Nicolas Duvauchelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/244/163244162_9f9e03.png)
Nicolas Duvauchelle
France
Best movies:
Toto, a hős (1991)
Good Work (1999)
Polisse (2011)
![Mehdi Nebbou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/160/165160282_2cb24a.jpg)
Mehdi Nebbou
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Berlin Calling (2008)
English Vinglish (2012)
![Rachida Brakni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274757_b05c0c.jpg)
Rachida Brakni
France
Best movies:
Chaos (2001)
Secrets of State (2008)
Un homme et son chien (2008)
![Simon Abkarian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279819_4de57e.jpg)
Simon Abkarian
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Casino Royale (2006)
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul (2019)
![Aurélien Wiik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/521/161521103_c4ba7a.png)
Aurélien Wiik
France
Best movies:
L'Incroyable Histoire du facteur Cheval (2018)
Chaos (2001)
Secrets of State (2008)
![Katia Lewkowicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/587/162587276_3d2392.jpg)
Katia Lewkowicz
Best movies:
Love Is in the Air (2005)
Secrets of State (2008)
Declaration of War (2011)
![Kamel Belghazi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/739/160739184_033a5e.png)
Kamel Belghazi
Best movies:
Secrets of State (2008)
The Great Journey (2004)
Flic, tout simplement (2015) (TV movie)
![Djemel Barek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/618/164618377_db1e2b.jpg)
Djemel Barek
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
My King (2015)
Secrets of State (2008)
Carim Messalti
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
11.6 (2013)
Secrets of State (2008)
![Hassam Ghancy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/748/161748680_cf3874.jpg)
Hassam Ghancy
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Secrets of State (2008)
Rendition (2007)
![Nicolas Marié](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/706/163706264_09b141.jpg)
Nicolas Marié
Best movies:
Café de Flore (2011)
L’Escalier de fer (2013) (TV movie)
Secrets of State (2008)
Salem Kali
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Secrets of State (2008)
Overdose (2022)
![Moussa Maaskri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/930/162930249_3f1751.png)
Moussa Maaskri
France
Best movies:
Two Brothers (2004)
The Connection (2014)
The Climb (2017)
![Saïd Amadis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330543_e0eb34.jpg)
Saïd Amadis
Algeria
Best movies:
Dernier été à Tanger (1987)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Secrets of State (2008)
![Catherine Hiegel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247542_2edaf5.jpg)
Catherine Hiegel
France
Best movies:
Widow's Walk (1987)
It Only Happens to Others (1971)
L'Homme est une femme comme les autres (1998)
![Anatole Taubman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277828_843eb6.jpg)
Anatole Taubman
Switzerland
Best movies:
L'Enlèvement (2008)
Frau Ella (2013)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Gérard Lecaillon
Best movies:
Rolling to You (2018)
Secrets of State (2008)
The Tiger Brigades (2006)
![Jérôme Bertin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/584/161584436_96742e.png)
Jérôme Bertin
France
Best movies:
La Moustache (2005)
Secrets of State (2008)
...And They Lived Happily Ever After (2004)