Synopsis
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage, from the floor of the United Nations in New York to the powder keg of Oubanga. There, he calls on the powerful and invokes the mighty to bring peace, to calm the trigger-happy, and to cement his aura of Nobel Peace Prize winner-in-waiting. Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity and efficacy. He takes on American neo-cons, corrupt Russians and money-grabbing Chinese. Perhaps the world doesn't deserve France’s magnanimousness, but his art would be wasted if just restricted to home turf. Enter the young Arthur Vlaminck, graduate of the elite National School of Administration, who is hired as head of “language” at the foreign ministry. In other words, he is to write the minister’s speeches. But he also has to learn to deal with the sensibilities of the boss and his entourage, and find his way between the private secretary and the special advisors who stalk the corridors of the Quai d’Orsay—the ministry's home—where stress, ambition and dirty dealing are the daily currency. But just as he thinks he can influence the fate of the world, everything seems threatened by the inertia of the technocrats.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,800 (31.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 13.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO |
$15,868 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) |
16,525 |
$12,027 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) |
19,040 |
$80,109 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,101-25,200) |
25,183 |
$92,136 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) |
7,727 |
$12,027 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,710 |
$12,027 |
| All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) |
3,379 |
$80,109 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) |
4,590 |
$92,136 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: |
March 21st, 2014 (Limited), released as The French Minister |
| International Releases: |
July 17th, 2014 (Limited), released as Quai d'Orsay (Australia)
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| Video Release: |
July 29th, 2014 by Mpi Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
113 minutes |
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| Keywords: |
Political, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Split Screen, Investigative Journalist, Outtakes During Credits |
| Source: | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Frederic Bourboulon, Jerome Seydoux |
| Production Countries: |
France |
| Languages: |
French |
