Actor	Role
François Chattot	Falconetti, Minister of health
Gaëtan Vassart	Loïk
Arly Jover	Séverine Saint-Jean, wife of Bertrand Saint-Jean
Éric Naggar	Prime Minister
Anne Azoulay	Josepha, Kuypers' companion
Abdelhafid Metalsi	Louis-Do
Christian Vautrin	Nemrod
François Vincentelli	Peralta, Minister of the budget
Stéphan Wojtowicz	President of the Republic
Ludovic Jevelot	Tintin, driver
Marc-Olivier Fogiel	Morning journalist
Brigitte Lo Cicero	Crocodile dream woman
Jade Phan-Gia	Kenza
Brice Fournier	Deputy Prade
Veronique Calderari	Member of the Kurokos
Pierre-François Dollé	Member of the Kurokos
Fabrice Jardin	Member of the Kurokos

Ludovic Wystraete	Member of the Kurokos
Anne Paris	Yan's girlfriend
Philippe Naman	Yan's friend
Réginald Huguenin	Prefect of the Ardennes
Gilles Bellomi	Ardennes fire commander
Grégoire Morano	Lost teenager
Véronique Wellecan	Desperate mother
Fanny Touron	Journalist press point
Marine Blake	Gwenaëlle
Valérie Khong	RTL journalist
François Berland	Guillemot, CEO of SNCF
Ange Baraglioli	Unemployed
Thierry Besnard	Unemployed
Bouzid Ghezali	Unemployed
Véronique Noël	Unemployed
Jean-Michel Chapelain	Driving instructor
Emmanuel Gayet	Morange
Nicolas Jouhet	Union delegate
Régis Romele	Protester
Laurence Pollet-Villard	Advisor to the President
Martine Vandeville	Vinci
Philippe du Janerand	Man of networks
Gaëtan Le Marchand	Bailiff of the Ministry
Serge Noël	Mougins
Philippe Jourde	Deputy
Ménothy Cesar	Motorway worker
Laurent d'Olce	Neurologist
Maxime Motte	Priest
Anna Andreotti	Sardinian choir woman
Anne De Broca	Sardinian choir woman
Marie Catrix	Journalist
Ian McCamy	Assistant Minister
Gérald Raynaud	Worker
André Malraux	Self (voice) (archive footage)
Scali Delpeyrat	Morning comedian (uncredited)
Jean-Yves Freyburger	Guest of the evening (uncredited)
Saber Hallout	Injured teenager (uncredited)

Detail	Value
Original title	L'Exercice de l'État
Original language	Français (FR)
Spoken languages	Deutsch, Français
Production countries	France, Belgium
Status	Released
Production companies	Archipel 33>35, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma, RTBF, Belgacom
Release date	26 ottobre 2011
Executive producer	André Bouvard, Delphine Tomson
Production	Denis Freyd, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writer	Pierre Schoeller
Casting	Aurélie Guichard, Beatrice Saorin
Editing	Laurence Briaud
Cinematography	Julien Hirsch
Assistant directors	Bénédicte Kermadec, Pierre Schoeller

Camera operators	Julien Hirsch
Additional photography	Julien Hirsch
Production design	Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba
Art direction	Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba
Set decoration	Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba
Music	Philippe Schoeller, Olivier Hespel, Julie Brenta, Jean-Pierre Laforce
Sound	Olivier Hespel, Philippe Schoeller, Julie Brenta, Jean-Pierre Laforce
Costume design	Pascaline Chavanne, Michèle Constantinides
Makeup	Michèle Constantinides, Pascaline Chavanne
Hairstyling	Michèle Constantinides, Pascaline Chavanne
Revenue	65.301 €

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