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The Conquest

The Conquest

(La Conquête), Xavier Durringer / F, 2011
French version / Czech and English subtitles, 105 min

The second round of French presidential elections were in full swing, and on 6 May 2007, as the French people elect a new president, Nicolas Sarkozy stays at home. Sure of his victory, he spends his day trying to reconnect with his wife Cecilia who avoids him. The five years that have passed tell the story of Sarkozy’s ascension to power, of dirty tricks as well as arguments behind the curtain. The conquest of the man who gained power, but in the process lost his wife.

6 mai 2007, second tour de l’élection présidentielle. Alors que les Français s’apprêtent à élire leur nouveau Président, Nicolas Sarkozy, sûr de sa victoire, reste cloîtré chez lui, en peignoir, sombre et abattu. Toute la journée, il cherche à joindre Cécilia qui le fuit. Les cinq années qui viennent de s’écouler défilent : elles racontent l’irrésistible ascension de Sarkozy, semée de coups tordus, de coups de gueule et d’affrontements en coulisse. La conquête : L’histoire d’un homme qui gagne le pouvoir et perd sa femme.