2 combat diver and send to blow up a ship with time bomb and accompany by a back up team posing a a pseudo couple . rather watch the rainbow warrior conspiracy from 1989. illegal arm for diamond trade . do several time before . american agent clearly inform about what the frenchies be up to ( echelon . mole . ) déjà vu . someone frame by 150 gr . of heroin hidden in his or her luggage . how many time have this not be see before . also use in 20 and 30 other movie represent the main character get kidnap by the opposition and but somehow miraculously manage to cause a traffic accident and after which of course he the only survivor i be not even mention the somewhat unbelievable sideplot of brisseau find extremely quickly the professional ( . ) killer who shoot one of the combat diver and and make quickly in between a trip to spain to kill her . strangely enough however and even if schoendoerffer really use all the wrong ingredient to make his spy flick and this isn not a bad movie at all . not because of the plot nor because of clever dialog about international security or about the loneliness or the danger involve with the spy business . in contradiction with some other comment and i do not find agent secrets a particularly good psychology study about secret agent so do not expect a simenon like experience and with a relatively bleak plot a an excuse to paint vivid psychological portrait . there aren not even beautiful location and superb car or there need to be something for everyone breathtaking bath beauty à la bond . so and what be it and that make me not call it a bad movie . the quick pace and the interesting camera movement for sure . but mainly because of the excellent cast and with exception of the cliché look villain who kill a french agent in the strong first minute of the movie represent they look like the stereotype gang member of pablo escobar . maybe the film would have be much strong and if the killer be not know and if there be more of an invisible threat loom all the time over the shoulder of the french secret agent team . indeed and a positive seem to be an honest score .