The Minister
Since his beginnings in the 1970s with the Splendid troupe, Michel Blanc has become the darling of French cinema. While he naturally excelled as a comedic actor, embodying the sensitive, insecure, and old-fashioned archetype, he expanded his range over the years by taking on darker, more dramatic roles, imbued with a heightened sensitivity. A prolific and perfectionist actor, he added another string to his bow by moving behind the camera to direct the memorable Marche à l’ombre.
Winner of three César Awards, including for Best Supporting Actor for Michel Blanc, in 2012
The Minister for Transport, Bertrand Saint-Jean, is woken in the middle of the night by his personal private secretary. A bus has crashed into a ravine. He goes there, he has no choice. Thus begins the odyssey of a State official through an increasingly complex and hostile world. Speed, power struggles, chaos, economic crisis... In the frantic chain of events, one emergency replaces another. What sacrifices are men ready to accept? How long will they last in a State that devours those who serve it?
Pierre Schoeller
Pierre Schoeller is a French filmmaker and screenwriter. He started his career as a screenwriter for film and television for fifteen years. In 2003, he presented his first television film, Zéro défaut, which he wrote and directed for Arte, in the ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, his first feature film, Versailles, was selected in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, as was his following film, L’exercice de l’État (2011). Pierre Schoeller won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for this film. In 2018, he directed Un peuple et son roi, exploring the French Revolution. His latest film, Rembrandt, was released in 2025.
