The French Secret Service: A Declassified History
David Korn-Brzoza
2010 - 52 min - HD - France

Master spies, when they manage to exploit the source "Farewell" (1982), one of the most remarkable achievements of the western intelligence agencies against the communist block. Barbouzes ("Beard"), when they deal with African affairs. Assassins of the Republic, when they implement a targeted elimination policy and execute over 137 Algerian sympathizers throughout the world.
Infallible, when confronted with the new challenges of the 21st Century : Islamic terrorism, patrimony protection, "information networks" war. French secret services collect superlatives, preconceived ideas and contradictions. Who controls them? What is their role? What are their actual prerogatives?
Through a variety of rare footage and interviews with direct witnesses of this shady History we will explore the arcanes of the French secret services.