Cinéclub: L'exercice de l'État

Cinéclub

 L’exercice de l’État

The Minister

                                                                25 May, 5.30pm

                                                 @Alliance Française de Trivandrum

Alliance Française de Trivandrum in association with the Embassy of France in India will screen

‘ L’exercice de l’État/ The Minister’ as part of May Cinéclub on 25 May, 5.30pm @ Alliance Française de Trivandrum.

L’exercice de l’État/ The Minister/ Pierre Schoeller/ 2011/ 115min

A contemporary drama set in the world of European Union politics, this is the suspenseful story of Transport Minister Bertrand Saint Jean, who falls prey to the machinations of higher-ups in the wake of a terrible bus accident. In a series of interviews occurring after the incident, a colleague suggests rail privatization while Bertrand denies the possibility to outraged unions and workers. Whether he can hold to his promises, wedded as he is to the political life, is another question. As is the matter of how far his peers will go to have him bend to their will. With Olivier Gourmet in the lead and the formidable Michel Blanc offering stellar support, this is political drama at its best.