Solférino

Solférino — Plot

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?

• Release date
• November 7, 2008
• Runtime
• 56 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Justine Triet

Solférino — Cast

Ségolène Royal Socialist Party Candidate François Hollande First Secretary of the Socialist Party Jean-Marc Ayrault Socialist Party MP

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Patrick Bloche Socialist Party MP Arnaud Montebourg Socialist Party MP, Spokesperson for Ségolène Royal Alexandre Kara France 2 Reporter Rachid M'Barki BFMTV Reporter

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Joey Jones Sky News Reporter