With 12 wins and 17 nominations, including the late Michel Blanc's César Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress. A Franco-Belgian, action-packed political drama that follows a politician's battle against a corrupt system.
The late Michel Blanc won a César for his supporting role. The Minister for Transport is woken in the middle of the night by his chief of staff. A coach has plunged into a ravine. He has no choice, he must go on site. And so the statesman is drawn into an ever more complex and hostile world of intrigue.
Directed by: Pierre Schoeller (France/Belgium, 2010)
Cast: Olivier Gourmet (Bertrand Saint-Jean), Michel Blanc (Gilles), Zabou Breitman (Pauline), Laurent Stocker (Yan), Didier Bezace (Woessner), Jacques Boudet (Senator Juillet)
Genre: comedy drama
Awards: in compétition at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, 3 Césars (supporting role for Michel Blanc, sound, script) in 2012.
Parental guidance: TV-10