The Conquest (La conquête) (2011): Release November 11th, 2011

The Conquest (La conquête) (2011)

In Brief:
The day is May 6, 2007, France's run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home. Though Sarkozy soon learns he has won the election, he is alone, gloomy and despondent. For hours he has been trying to reach his wife, Cecilia, to no avail. The last five years start to unfurl before our eyes, recounting Sarkozy's unstoppable ascent to power, riddled with in-party backstabbing, media manipulation, riots, sarcastic confrontations and extra-marital affairs.On other hand  On other hand A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.

The Conquest (La conquête) (2011)

Movie Title: The Conquest (La conquête) (2011)
Release Date: November 11th, 2011 (limited)
Director: Xavier Durringer
Writers: Xavier Durringer (adaptation) (dialogue), Patrick Rotman (screenplay) (dialogue)
Stars: Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel and Bernard Le Coq
Producers:
Eric Altmayer Producer
Nicolas Altmayer Producer
Genres: Drama, Art/Foreign, Biopic and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.




Synopsis
The day is May 6, 2007, France's run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home. Though Sarkozy soon learns he has won the election, he is alone, gloomy and despondent. For hours he has been trying to reach his wife, Cecilia, to no avail. The last five years start to unfurl before our eyes, recounting Sarkozy's unstoppable ascent to power, riddled with in-party backstabbing, media manipulation, riots, sarcastic confrontations and extra-marital affairs. THE CONQUEST chronicles the volatile right-leaning Sarkozy's startling rise to become President of France and the emotional and psychological stakes involving the conquest of power. On the day the diminutive Sarkozy conquered his ultimate ambition, his wife - who for twenty years had struggled to pull the man she loved from the shadow into the light - walked out on him for another man.



Full Cast:
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
Yann Babilée ... Richard Attias (as Yann Babilée Keogh)
Fabrice Cals ... Michaël Darmon
Laurent Olmedo ... Philippe Ridet
Bruno López ... Jean-François Achilli
Jean-Pierre Léonardini ... Bruno Jeudy
Laurent Claret ... Philippe Rondot
Dominique Daguier ... Jean-Louis Gergorin
Vincent Jouan ... Caméraman France 2
Frédéric Barbe ... Ingénieur du son France 2 (as Frédéric Duff Barbé)
Marine Royer ... Delphine Byrka
Monica Abularach ... Elodie Grégoire
Patrick Rotman ... Présentateur TV
Ellie Tardy ... Journaluste blonde
Lyré Gonty ... Hôtesse Fouquet's
Ghislaine Pons ... Ouvrière usine
Philippe Maymat ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Frédéric Piatti ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Christophe Thuillier ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Cyrille De Bréville ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Marco Bella ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Pucheu ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Cyril Vendola ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Philippe Scaglia ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Xavier Fillol ... Garde du corps Nicolas Sarkozy
Bernard Molmy ... Huissier Élysée
Jean-Pierre Rupp ... Huissier Élysée
Jean Miez ... Photographe
Dominique Tufano ... Le commissaire
Isabelle Auvray ... Conseillère Sarkozy
Marina Fonteneau ... Conseillère Villepin
Bob Sanzey ... Conseiller Chirac
Agnès Parmentier ... Assistante Pierre Giacometti
Jérémie Fontaine ... Louis Sarkozy
Gabrielle Atger ... La fille de Cécilia Sarkozy
Stéphane Roquet ... Vigile Fouquet's
Mireille Vandekerkhove ... Femme Fouquet's
Patricia Verneau ... Jeune femme blonde piscine
Jean-François Grammes ... Technicien régie
Sylvie Raspail ... Hôtesse de l'air
Aurélien Théreaux ... Commandant de bord
Jérôme Bézier ... Pilote Zodiac
Stéphane Guérineau ... Pilote Zodiac
Jean-Luc Guérineau ... Pilote Zodiac