Solférino

Overview

Revisits the two rounds of the 2007 French presidential election (April 22 and May 6, 2007), where Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy won a clear victory over his Socialist opponent, Ségolène Royal. Faced with the activist, the journalist, the political figure and the gigantic media device set up for the occasion, the audience is taken on board without real or comprehensive explanations. Strangely, the chaos seems organized. Just like when we are considering the range of 'unplanned' events that get media exposure, so much so that we wonder if they really are being planned. Is all this period of unrest visibly set in motion by social activists, agitators, ordinary people, politicians, publicity agents?

Cast

Ségolène Royal

Socialist Party Candidate

François Hollande

First Secretary of the Socialist Party

Jean-Marc Ayrault

Socialist Party MP

N/A

Patrick Bloche

Socialist Party MP

Arnaud Montebourg

Socialist Party MP, Spokesperson for Ségolène Royal

Alexandre Kara

France 2 Reporter

Rachid M'Barki

BFMTV Reporter

N/A

Joey Jones

Sky News Reporter

N/A

Hashem Ahelbarra

Al Jazeera Reporter

François Rebsamen

Co-campaign manager for Ségolène Royal

Christiane Taubira

Socialist Party MP

N/A

Catherine Demangeat

France 3 Reporter