Les Prédateurs

Pipeline to Profit

In 1988, after much cunning political maneuvering, Loïk Le Floch-Prigent and Alfred Sirven become the chief executives at Elf. They discover a company that runs on kickbacks: in exchange for the oil rights, Elf makes handsome but discreet payoffs to the leaders of African nations. With the tacit complicity of President Mitterrand, and with eventual political and personal interests in mind, the new management takes charge of the slush fund. Within months, Sirven, Le Floch-Prigent and his wife Fatima Belaïd fill their pockets with more than they could ever have imagined.
In 1993, Philippe Jaffré, recently appointed by Balladur to head Elf, files a court action against Le Floch-Prigent to disassociate himself from the abuses that took place under his predecessor’s chairmanship. At the same time, judge Eva Joly is appointed to instruct a criminal investigation into Elf for misuse of corporate funds, breach of trust and complicity. It is the beginning of a long, arduous investigation, marked by intimidations and pressure in high places, which ten years later climaxes in the biggest politico-financial corruption scandal ever seen in France.

France - 2007 - 2 x 1 h 50 mn - Super 16 - Colour

Director
Lucas Belvaux
Script
Anne-Louise Trividic, Jacques Maillot
Camera
François Catonné
Sound
Olivier Schwob, Bernadette Thiboud, Laurent Dreyer
Sets
Frédérique Belvaux
Editing
Danielle Anezin, Ludo Troch
Music
Riccardo Del Fra
Cast
Nicole Garcia, Aladin Reibel, Claude Brasseur, Philippe Nahon, Nadia Kibout, Michel Voïta, Vincent Nemeth, Pascal Nzonzi

Production
Scarlett Production,
4, rue Férou,
75006 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4475 1142
Fax : +33 (0)1 4475 4200
E-mail : info@scarlettprod.fr

Co-Production
Fontana Film

with the participation of
Canal+, Planète, Ciné Cinéma, RTL TVI, BeTV

Sales
Carrere Group,
50, avenue du Président Wilson, Bâtiment 204,
93214 La Plaine Saint-Denis, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4937 7800
Fax : +33 (0)1 4937 7775
E-mail : info@carreregroup.com