Une Affaire d’Etat (2009)
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Cast
André Dussollier, Rachida Brakni, Thierry Frémont, Denis Podalydès, Christine Boisson, Gérald Laroche
A young police officer’s murder investigation intersects with an arms-plane explosion and a political struggle reaching into the highest levels of government.
The story
Nora Chahyd, an irritable young police officer, investigates the murder of a girl on a street in Pigalle. At the same time, a plane loaded with weapons and ammunition explodes over the Gulf of Guinea. Nora does not realize that her case and the explosion are linked. Both reach into the world of high-ranking figures, including Victor Bornand, the government’s unofficial representative responsible for files concerning relations between France and various African countries. Meanwhile, Macquart, head of the General Intelligence Directorate, is trying to bring Bornand down.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Nora Chahyd, an irritable young police officer, investigates the murder of a girl on a street in Pigalle. At the same time, a plane loaded with weapons and ammunition explodes over the Gulf of Guinea. The young officer has no idea that the two cases are linked and both involve high-ranking people, particularly Victor Bornand, the government’s unofficial representative in charge of files concerning relations between France and various African countries. Macquart, the head of the General Intelligence Directorate, is trying to bring him down.
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