The Conquest

OT: La conquête

Xavier Durringer // France, 2010
Fiction Feature // FF2011

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Story

The film, framed as a series of flashbacks, charts Nicolas Sarkozy’s life between the reelection of previous president Chirac in 2002 and his own successful bid for the presidency in 2007. As he awaits the result of his electoral duel with Ségolène Royal, the centre-right politico wonders why he can’t reach his wife Cécilia. The Conquest is a fictional report based on facts covering Sarkozy’s ascent as he is maneuvering around and outwitting various opponents, and the breakdown of his marriage.

Director

Xavier Durringer (*1963) is one of the most successul playwrights in France who, since 1993, also works as a film director and screenwriter.

Trailer

Info

Original title: La conquête

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: French

Section: Voilà!//FF2011

Production country: France

Produced: 2010

Runtime: 111 min

Language and subtitles: OV

Director: Xavier Durringer

Screenplay: Patrick Rotman

Cast: Denis Podalydes, Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq, Hippolyte Girardot

Producer: Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer

DoP: Gilles Porte

Editor: Catherine Schwartz

Music: Nicola Piovani

Production design: Eric Durringer

Production Company: Mandarin Cinema; Gaumont

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