The President's bunker has worse WiFi than your basement and WAY more nukes.
Freshly elected, President Paul Archambault must face an unprecedented crisis: his Russian counterpart, the target of an attack, brandishes a nuclear ultimatum threatening an ally of France. Faced with the risk of military escalation, the president gathers his staff in the bunker of the Elysée. In the secrecy of the command post Jupiter, Paul will have to make a dizzying decision.
Acting
Denis Ménochet's presidential meltdown is masterclass material.
Direction
Smia traps you in Jupiter bunker—no escape, no relief.
Production
The actual Elysée command post recreated with terrifying authenticity.
Director
Alexandre Smia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denis Ménochet spent three days in the actual Jupiter command post to prepare, emerging with a genuine fear of fluorescent lighting.
The film sparked debate in France about whether citizens even want to imagine their president's private war room terror. Some critics called it 'too real for comfort.'
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