State secrets, sincere convictions, ecstatic crowds, a regal lifestyle, prying journalists, suspicious disappearances: what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power or the daily life of a President.
Acting
Dupontel's commanding presidential presence
Direction
Delplanque's claustrophobic palace atmosphere
Director
Lionel Delplanque
Albert Dupontel
Le Président
Jérémie Renier
Mathieu
Mélanie Doutey
Nahema
Claude Rich
Frédéric Saint-Guillaume
Carlo Brandt
Mikaël Korda
Claire Nebout
Mathilde
Jackie Berroyer
Nicolas
Christophe Odent
Keller
Patrick Catalifo
Le Gahennec
Florence Thomassin
La Juge Benoît
Simon-Pierre Boireau
Soldat du 17e RP
Pascal Rogard
Ministre de la Défense
Maka Sidibe
Joseph Diabaté
Tony Baillargeat
Lieutenant de Le Gahennec
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot partially in the actual Élysée Palace gardens, a rare permission that lent authenticity to the presidential isolation.
Released during Jacques Chirac's final years, the film tapped into French fatigue with political dynasties and spectacle-over-substance leadership.
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