Acting
Podalydès captures Sarkozy's restless, Napoleon-complex energy perfectly.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll forget it's subtitled.
Director
Xavier Durringer
Denis Podalydès
Nicolas Sarkozy
Florence Pernel
Cécilia Sarkozy
Bernard Le Coq
Jacques Chirac
Michèle Moretti
Bernadette Chirac
Samuel Labarthe
Dominique de Villepin
Emmanuel Noblet
Bruno Le Maire
Hippolyte Girardot
Claude Guéant
Mathias Mlekuz
Franck Louvrier
Grégory Fitoussi
Laurent Solly
Pierre Cassignard
Frédéric Lefèbvre
Dominique Besnehard
Pierre Charon
Michel Bompoil
Henri Guaino
Saïda Jawad
Rachida Dati
Gérard Chaillou
Jean-Louis Debré
Nicolas Moreau
Pierre Giacometti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released while Sarkozy was still president—the balls on this production! French cinema doesn't flinch.
Denis Podalydès spent hours studying Sarkozy's physical tics, including his infamous habit of standing on his toes in photos.
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