Every day in our country, terrorist movements and intelligence services wage a merciless war in the name of ideologies that all opposes.
Still, terrorists and secret agents lead almost the same life.
Condemned to clandestinity, these specialists in manipulation use the same methods.
Alex and Al Barad are two of them.
One is the leader of department against-terrorism in DGSE (General Direction of External Security) and the other is the head of a terrorist network. They confront each other using the most powerful weapons of all: human beings.
Secret Defence tells the story of their secret war through the destiny of Diane, a student recruited by the French secret service, and Pierre, a lost man who believes he will find salvation in terrorism.
Trained and brainwashed for missions beyond their control, both are caught up in a trap which they cannot seem to escape.
Will they both be sacrificed in the name of their « noble » causes?