Secret Defense

In France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist and secret agents lead almost the same lives. Condemned to secrecy, these masters of manipulation follow the same methods. Alex and Al Barad are two of them. The former is the head of the D.G.S.E.'s (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure, the French equivalent of the CIA or the MI6) counter-terrorism unit while the latter reigns over a terrorist network, and both fight using the most ruthless of weapons: human beings. Secret Défense (aka Secrets Of State) tells of their secret war through the destinies of Diane, a student recruited by the French secret service, and Pierre, a troubled young man who thinks terrorism will bring him salvation. Trained and indoctrinated for missions which are beyond them, they are both drawn into a chain of events from which they seem incapable of escaping. While they both be sacrificed in the name of their "noble" causes?

Grosses

France
$4,645,133
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorUGC Distribution
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Opening$1,332,304
260 theaters
Release DateDec 10, 2008
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresThriller
In Release387 days/55 weeks
Widest Release271 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 10-145$1,332,304-260-$5,124$1,332,3041
Dec 17-218$874,209-34.4%271+11$3,225$2,551,0722
Dec 24-2811$661,567-24.3%265-6$2,496$3,305,3383
Dec 31-Jan 4, 200914$538,005-18.7%246-19$2,187$4,351,5494
Jan 7-1120$195,050-63.7%150-96$1,300$4,441,6785
Jan 14-1825$106,146-45.6%103-47$1,030$4,572,3826
Jan 21-2533$57,273-46%89-14$643$4,563,2417
Jan 28-Feb 144$10,389-81.9%44-45$236$4,638,2108
Feb 4-848$3,135-69.8%20-24$156$4,645,1339