1 00:00:10,110 --> 00:00:14,070 We just need an answer before tomorrow afternoon. 2 00:00:14,230 --> 00:00:15,830 Are you sure about this? 3 00:00:15,990 --> 00:00:17,350 They are cool, really. 4 00:00:17,510 --> 00:00:19,350 -Hi. -It's busy! 5 00:00:19,510 --> 00:00:21,670 -You okay? -Hello. 6 00:00:21,830 --> 00:00:24,550 -Hello! -This looks great. 7 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:26,030 -Hi. -Hello! 8 00:00:26,190 --> 00:00:28,670 -Hi! -She can't come in. 9 00:00:28,830 --> 00:00:32,190 She'll just take some photos. I called Amina, it's all sorted. 10 00:00:32,350 --> 00:00:35,390 No, it isn't. It's a workshop for non-diverse activists. 11 00:00:35,550 --> 00:00:36,870 Racialised only. Got it? 12 00:00:37,030 --> 00:00:41,910 I'm part of a photography collective, so I thought I could take some photos. 13 00:00:42,070 --> 00:00:44,790 Nope. You think we can't do it ourselves? 14 00:00:44,950 --> 00:00:46,270 -Wait! -Arabs, out! 15 00:00:46,430 --> 00:00:48,030 France for the French! 16 00:00:49,030 --> 00:00:50,390 Move, Negroes! 17 00:00:53,030 --> 00:00:54,750 Filthy Arabs! 18 00:00:54,910 --> 00:00:56,230 Get out! 19 00:00:57,790 --> 00:00:59,670 Get out, Negroes! 20 00:00:59,830 --> 00:01:01,150 Run! 21 00:01:06,590 --> 00:01:08,150 Watch out! Let her go! 22 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:10,270 -Stop it! -The cops! 23 00:01:10,430 --> 00:01:13,510 -Are you crazy? Let her go! -The cops are coming! 24 00:01:13,670 --> 00:01:17,510 Salomé! Are you okay? 25 00:01:19,230 --> 00:01:20,550 Yeah. 26 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:31,510 You'll need an MRI. 27 00:01:31,670 --> 00:01:33,430 I said I'm fine. 28 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:37,110 From what I know, they threatened to turn up and you went anyway! 29 00:01:37,270 --> 00:01:39,550 I'm a photographer, I go where the action is. 30 00:01:39,710 --> 00:01:43,550 First, the anti-speciesists. Now, it's anti-racist racist meetings. 31 00:01:43,710 --> 00:01:45,990 It will always end up at a police station. 32 00:01:46,150 --> 00:01:48,910 I'm running for president, Salomé. 33 00:01:49,070 --> 00:01:52,310 I must be careful. I can't spend my life at police stations. 34 00:01:52,470 --> 00:01:55,510 So you preferred it when I visited you inside? 35 00:01:55,670 --> 00:01:57,190 They aren't racist. 36 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:59,550 Oh, yeah? So why didn't they let you in? 37 00:01:59,710 --> 00:02:02,510 They're misunderstood. Anti-white racism doesn't exist. 38 00:02:02,670 --> 00:02:04,140 In history, who is the discriminated one? 39 00:02:04,150 --> 00:02:06,110 Us? No. It's them. 40 00:02:16,550 --> 00:02:17,950 Hold on. 41 00:02:20,950 --> 00:02:24,190 Yes? Ah, Philippe. Come in. 42 00:02:24,350 --> 00:02:25,670 How are you? 43 00:02:25,830 --> 00:02:28,030 Are you here as a mole? 44 00:02:28,190 --> 00:02:29,630 A mole? Who's mole? 45 00:02:29,790 --> 00:02:32,270 -Dorendeu, Kalhenberg, you? -What's this about? 46 00:02:32,430 --> 00:02:34,910 Nothing. It was a simple question. 47 00:02:35,070 --> 00:02:37,110 If I were, why would I help you win a region? 48 00:02:37,270 --> 00:02:39,030 To make me think you aren't a mole. 49 00:02:39,190 --> 00:02:41,350 You're the ex-Trot, not me. 50 00:02:41,510 --> 00:02:44,470 You actually helped Véro win. She could also be a mole. 51 00:02:44,630 --> 00:02:47,190 Fine, I'm a mole. Véro, too. 52 00:02:47,350 --> 00:02:50,470 Be wary of your wife, maybe she infiltrated your marriage. 53 00:02:50,630 --> 00:02:51,950 So you're not a mole? 54 00:02:52,110 --> 00:02:55,430 -No more than your wife. -So you're my Black Baron? 55 00:02:55,590 --> 00:02:58,110 I don't like that term. It's belittling. 56 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:00,470 I'm not a machine. I have principles. 57 00:03:00,630 --> 00:03:03,390 It's like reducing you to your oratory art. See? 58 00:03:03,550 --> 00:03:05,430 But a talent should be used. 59 00:03:05,590 --> 00:03:08,310 I'd like you to use yours on me. 60 00:03:09,350 --> 00:03:12,110 Then you need to trust me, otherwise it won't work. 61 00:03:12,270 --> 00:03:16,230 Hence my verification of your true intentions. 62 00:03:16,390 --> 00:03:19,550 Now that everything is clear, we can get to work. 63 00:03:19,710 --> 00:03:21,030 -Coffee? -Yes. 64 00:03:21,190 --> 00:03:25,350 The regionals are a juncture that opens up a new political sequence. 65 00:03:25,510 --> 00:03:30,110 Dorendeu has been weakened 18 months before the election. 66 00:03:30,270 --> 00:03:32,430 The presidential race has already begun 67 00:03:32,590 --> 00:03:35,190 and the horses are in the starting blocks. 68 00:03:35,350 --> 00:03:38,430 Of course, the thoroughbreds, like me, have a head start. 69 00:03:38,590 --> 00:03:41,150 You need to work on your credibility. 70 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:43,310 I am credible. 71 00:03:43,470 --> 00:03:48,030 Chalon is the dangerous alternative, I'm the happy alternative. 72 00:03:48,190 --> 00:03:49,550 It's better to show it. 73 00:03:49,710 --> 00:03:51,790 For example, you could comment on Jussieu. 74 00:03:51,950 --> 00:03:54,310 Jussieu? No, I won't. That is quite... 75 00:03:54,470 --> 00:03:56,870 -That is student folklore. -I don't agree. 76 00:03:57,030 --> 00:04:00,750 What happened is a sign of what the presidential elections will depend on. 77 00:04:00,910 --> 00:04:03,670 The elections will depend on non-diverse meetings? 78 00:04:03,830 --> 00:04:05,670 Republic or withdrawal. 79 00:04:05,830 --> 00:04:09,190 Universalism or tribal comeback. Class struggle or race warfare. 80 00:04:09,350 --> 00:04:11,670 Identity hasn't been a good theme for us. 81 00:04:11,830 --> 00:04:13,630 Not identity, the Republic. 82 00:04:13,790 --> 00:04:16,550 It's reassuring and gives you credibility. 83 00:04:16,710 --> 00:04:19,870 Condemn racism, whatever its form, in the name of the Republic. 84 00:04:20,030 --> 00:04:21,590 Show that you aren't far left. 85 00:04:21,750 --> 00:04:24,310 These young people are already voting for me. 86 00:04:24,470 --> 00:04:25,790 So what? 87 00:04:25,950 --> 00:04:28,190 Even if you jostle them a bit, they'll still vote for you. 88 00:04:30,950 --> 00:04:32,270 What do you mean? 89 00:04:32,430 --> 00:04:35,030 Take on Cyril's measure for diversity in school. 90 00:04:35,190 --> 00:04:37,830 It's the opposite to what the racialists want. 91 00:04:37,990 --> 00:04:41,630 Seeing as you signed the petition, you're still responding, 92 00:04:41,790 --> 00:04:44,790 without directly commenting on the matter. 93 00:04:44,950 --> 00:04:46,270 Not bad. 94 00:04:47,310 --> 00:04:49,670 Deal. 95 00:04:49,830 --> 00:04:54,270 Using his ideas is like a second death for Cyril Balsan. 96 00:04:54,430 --> 00:04:57,590 It's like grave robbing. 97 00:05:02,470 --> 00:05:05,510 I've worked out a schedule for announcing Françallemagne. 98 00:05:05,670 --> 00:05:06,990 Thursday 13 March, 99 00:05:07,150 --> 00:05:10,390 in 15 days, 30 minutes before the Council of Ministers, 100 00:05:10,550 --> 00:05:12,470 you bring Thorigny into the loop. 101 00:05:12,630 --> 00:05:16,430 15 minutes later, Desfrenes and Mirmont: La Défense and the Quai d’Orsay. 102 00:05:16,590 --> 00:05:21,190 No, all three together. Thorigny is too impulsive. 103 00:05:21,350 --> 00:05:24,910 He'll be hurt at not being involved in discussions with Fischtel. 104 00:05:25,070 --> 00:05:27,510 He might do what he does best: absolutely anything. 105 00:05:27,670 --> 00:05:28,990 Just 15 minutes alone 106 00:05:29,150 --> 00:05:31,990 and he could leak it and ruin my announcement. 107 00:05:32,150 --> 00:05:35,630 At the same time, in Germany, Fischtel will tell his ministers. 108 00:05:35,790 --> 00:05:39,190 In the afternoon, we'll leak an initial figure: 109 00:05:39,350 --> 00:05:40,750 300 billion for ecology. 110 00:05:40,910 --> 00:05:44,230 Huge media impact: ”Green New Deal”, ”An Eco Marshall Plan.” 111 00:05:44,390 --> 00:05:47,550 An hour later, the real figure is released: 650 billion. 112 00:05:47,710 --> 00:05:49,430 Boom! Around 4 p.m., 113 00:05:49,590 --> 00:05:52,790 Fischtel will meet the great historical figures of ecology. 114 00:05:52,950 --> 00:05:56,710 The time for emotion. In the evening, live on the public channels: 115 00:05:56,870 --> 00:05:59,910 the big interview. Fischtel and you, explaining the details 116 00:06:00,070 --> 00:06:03,110 of the ecological change pact in the context of Françallemagne. 117 00:06:03,270 --> 00:06:07,070 Where I announce the project's submission for approval by referendum. 118 00:06:07,230 --> 00:06:11,230 Sharing France's seat at the Security Council with Germany 119 00:06:11,390 --> 00:06:14,030 could be controversial for some. 120 00:06:14,190 --> 00:06:16,950 Thorigny, Chalon, Vidal: they think I'm dead. 121 00:06:18,750 --> 00:06:22,350 With this referendum, I'll derail the presidential election. 122 00:06:24,910 --> 00:06:27,590 ”We can't live in a society of islands 123 00:06:27,750 --> 00:06:31,110 where separatism and partition are established. 124 00:06:31,270 --> 00:06:32,590 It's time for the final blow. 125 00:06:32,750 --> 00:06:38,510 We need diversity in schools, etc.” Signed by Michel Vidal. 126 00:06:38,670 --> 00:06:40,310 That was your plan. 127 00:06:41,710 --> 00:06:43,670 You're happy about this? 128 00:06:43,830 --> 00:06:46,830 Vidal sows the seeds, we reap the profits. 129 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:48,870 Such a declaration will attract 130 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:51,070 the Children of the Republic to The People Stand Up. 131 00:06:51,230 --> 00:06:54,670 The harpooning of Vidal's cruise ship can begin. 132 00:06:54,830 --> 00:06:57,430 In six months, when enough of our guys have joined, 133 00:06:57,590 --> 00:07:01,190 we'll have the numbers to blow it up. Let's get to it. 134 00:07:01,350 --> 00:07:04,670 Old school: phone, file, crosses, columns. 135 00:07:04,830 --> 00:07:07,430 ”Hello, Mr. Smith, Hello, Mrs. Brown. 136 00:07:07,590 --> 00:07:11,070 It's John Doe from the Children of the Republic. 137 00:07:11,230 --> 00:07:14,990 I'm calling because you signed the petition on diversity in school.” 138 00:07:15,150 --> 00:07:17,030 We're going to call everyone? 139 00:07:17,190 --> 00:07:20,390 Pascal, you can loan us two assistants, Bernard and Sylvie. 140 00:07:20,550 --> 00:07:22,550 They're used to cold calling. 141 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:24,350 You mean bogus jobs? 142 00:07:24,510 --> 00:07:26,950 Not at all. They'll still be working. 143 00:07:27,110 --> 00:07:28,710 Not for the region! 144 00:07:28,870 --> 00:07:31,350 It'll only be for a week. 145 00:07:31,510 --> 00:07:34,830 When you call the list, read them Vidal's declaration and tell them 146 00:07:34,990 --> 00:07:37,830 that the Republic only has one party: The People Stand Up. 147 00:07:37,990 --> 00:07:39,590 And remember to mention me. 148 00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,390 ”Do you know Philippe Rickwaert? 149 00:07:41,550 --> 00:07:44,030 He came up with the proposition of school diversity. 150 00:07:44,190 --> 00:07:46,270 He joined The People Stand Up. 151 00:07:46,430 --> 00:07:51,030 Yes, he chose to strengthen the only party to support diversity, etc.” 152 00:07:51,190 --> 00:07:52,830 And boom, new members. 153 00:07:52,990 --> 00:07:55,190 -And? -We industrialize it. 154 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:58,190 Mass cold calling. Thanks to the main star: 155 00:07:58,350 --> 00:08:00,430 Véro and the region's resources! 156 00:08:00,590 --> 00:08:02,910 Is Véro on board with this? 157 00:08:03,070 --> 00:08:05,030 Véro is rational. She trusts what she sees. 158 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:07,790 If it works and we show her hundreds of new members, 159 00:08:07,950 --> 00:08:09,630 of course she will be. 160 00:08:09,790 --> 00:08:11,270 You'll tell her the frog tale? 161 00:08:11,430 --> 00:08:13,950 I helped her win the region. It's her turn to help me. 162 00:08:14,110 --> 00:08:18,350 That's friendship. When Vidal realizes, it will be too late. 163 00:08:37,870 --> 00:08:39,270 A frog? 164 00:08:41,710 --> 00:08:46,310 Defending the left all your life and working like a dog, all for what? 165 00:08:46,470 --> 00:08:51,070 To end up like the rest of them, obsessed by the presidency. 166 00:08:52,390 --> 00:08:55,910 I know that you respect Michel. In a way, I do, too. 167 00:08:56,070 --> 00:09:00,310 But he chose his strategy and it's populism! He'll never win. 168 00:09:00,470 --> 00:09:03,190 Just as well. I don't want a left-wing Trump. 169 00:09:03,390 --> 00:09:05,830 -A left-wing Trump? -That's why I must do it. 170 00:09:05,990 --> 00:09:08,870 I didn't wake up and think: ”What if I became the President?” 171 00:09:09,030 --> 00:09:11,790 I'm not egotistical. He is. He's self-absorbed. 172 00:09:11,950 --> 00:09:15,670 He is not reassuring and struggles to unite people. He's too divisive. 173 00:09:15,830 --> 00:09:17,790 Hold on, Philippe, I'll stop you there. 174 00:09:19,270 --> 00:09:21,590 This is not a Socialist conference. 175 00:09:21,750 --> 00:09:26,310 This is the presidency. Stature counts. 176 00:09:27,350 --> 00:09:28,750 So this is how we end up. 177 00:09:30,430 --> 00:09:33,030 Cyril believed. He supported me. 178 00:09:33,190 --> 00:09:35,590 He understood it all. He didn't need a diagram. 179 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:38,790 Wait, the merger was down to you and Cyril? 180 00:09:38,950 --> 00:09:42,430 So what? He came to me. Should I have refused? 181 00:09:42,590 --> 00:09:45,830 But you did! You shot him down in front of Vidal. I was there. 182 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:49,790 Vidal is responsible. I got my hands dirty to get you elected. 183 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:52,670 ”I killed Cyril to betray Michel even better.” 184 00:09:52,830 --> 00:09:54,670 Do you hear what you're saying? 185 00:09:56,190 --> 00:09:59,070 -That guy is clinically paranoid. -I won't hear anymore. 186 00:09:59,230 --> 00:10:00,550 A leadership war razed the left, 187 00:10:00,710 --> 00:10:02,990 I won't get involved in that again. Period. 188 00:10:08,590 --> 00:10:11,430 Philippe, you're brilliant. You know that. 189 00:10:11,590 --> 00:10:13,030 Every decision I make 190 00:10:13,190 --> 00:10:16,830 is imbued with the battles we fought together. 191 00:10:16,990 --> 00:10:19,830 But he is ready. 192 00:10:19,990 --> 00:10:24,630 He has the vision, the determination, the stature, 193 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:26,670 the experience and the legitimacy. 194 00:10:26,830 --> 00:10:28,550 Michel will be a great president. 195 00:10:28,710 --> 00:10:31,710 Not because he's the best placed, he is just the best. 196 00:10:32,950 --> 00:10:36,070 Philippe, please. Stop this nonsense. 197 00:10:36,230 --> 00:10:38,630 Do what you do best. 198 00:10:39,830 --> 00:10:41,910 Help him to win. 199 00:10:57,350 --> 00:10:59,830 Fischtel validated the Françallemagne statements. 200 00:10:59,990 --> 00:11:04,990 -I came to thank you for your work. -As a patriot, I didn't expect payment. 201 00:11:05,150 --> 00:11:07,070 -I can take it back if you like. -No. 202 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:09,790 Thank you. I'll open it. 203 00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:18,270 Thank you. Two concert tickets. 204 00:11:18,430 --> 00:11:20,870 Would you happen to be free on that day? 205 00:11:21,030 --> 00:11:22,470 Unfortunately not. 206 00:11:22,630 --> 00:11:25,750 -Will you head straight back to the USA? -Yes. 207 00:11:25,910 --> 00:11:27,230 I think it's a shame that 208 00:11:27,390 --> 00:11:30,550 someone as brilliant as you isn't at one of our universities. 209 00:11:30,710 --> 00:11:32,030 Just for a year. 210 00:11:32,190 --> 00:11:35,350 Then I'll leave the pomp of Columbia 211 00:11:35,510 --> 00:11:38,870 for a windowless office, such is the charm of French universities. 212 00:11:39,950 --> 00:11:41,950 Would you like a drink or... 213 00:11:44,430 --> 00:11:46,070 Will we sneak off? On a scooter? 214 00:11:46,230 --> 00:11:49,630 Knowing how clumsy you are, I'd never get on your scooter! 215 00:11:49,790 --> 00:11:51,110 Yeah, all right. 216 00:12:49,710 --> 00:12:52,750 I don't know how to say it... 217 00:12:55,750 --> 00:12:58,150 I think Columbia would cope if... 218 00:12:59,350 --> 00:13:01,150 ...I only did one semester. 219 00:13:01,310 --> 00:13:04,710 Olivier, that isn't a good idea. I'm sorry, it isn't you. 220 00:13:07,910 --> 00:13:12,110 About 30,000 articles come out every month mentioning my name. 221 00:13:12,270 --> 00:13:14,950 Without counting social networks. 222 00:13:15,110 --> 00:13:16,870 If they smell a relationship, 223 00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:21,470 it'll be 60,000 and 80% of those will discuss that relationship. 224 00:13:23,390 --> 00:13:26,710 ”Is it true love? How do they organize their lives? 225 00:13:26,870 --> 00:13:29,110 Are they expecting?” 226 00:13:29,270 --> 00:13:31,910 The rest, the important things, my politics, 227 00:13:32,070 --> 00:13:34,310 will be relegated to background noise. 228 00:13:34,470 --> 00:13:37,510 They'd soon wonder if I was ”being influenced.” 229 00:13:37,670 --> 00:13:39,070 By me? 230 00:13:39,230 --> 00:13:41,430 A woman can't think for herself. 231 00:13:41,590 --> 00:13:45,350 I would immediately be reassigned to the condition I shouldn't have left: 232 00:13:45,510 --> 00:13:46,830 a woman. 233 00:13:48,070 --> 00:13:50,750 Above all, a woman is someone's wife. 234 00:13:52,030 --> 00:13:56,430 So as head of state, only a man can have a love affair? 235 00:13:56,590 --> 00:13:58,350 It won't always be the case, but... 236 00:13:58,510 --> 00:14:02,590 I'll lie on the barbed wire for the others to pass safely. 237 00:14:02,750 --> 00:14:06,430 If the memory of my presidency is that of gossip about my private life, 238 00:14:06,590 --> 00:14:10,430 I may be the first female president, but it'd be awhile before the next. 239 00:14:10,590 --> 00:14:13,510 So all I have is the Constitution. 240 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:18,590 You can only do two consecutive terms. 241 00:14:24,150 --> 00:14:26,670 How are you, Philippe, is this a bad time? 242 00:14:26,830 --> 00:14:28,430 No, I was just reading. 243 00:14:28,590 --> 00:14:29,950 Lucky you. I can't sit still. 244 00:14:30,110 --> 00:14:32,950 The media are fuelling a horrible lie: 245 00:14:33,110 --> 00:14:35,670 "Vidal equals Frexit." But I'm not for Frexit, 246 00:14:35,830 --> 00:14:38,950 I support a united Europe breaking free from austere treaties. 247 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:41,550 That's Plan A. If that fails, Plan B is leaving... 248 00:14:41,710 --> 00:14:44,350 Yes, in collaboration with southern countries: 249 00:14:44,510 --> 00:14:46,710 Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy. 250 00:14:46,870 --> 00:14:49,390 That's 40% of Europe's GDP. 251 00:14:49,550 --> 00:14:53,470 Plan B is akin to socialism, it won't work with just one country. 252 00:14:53,630 --> 00:14:55,750 I don't think the European left-wing is with you. 253 00:14:55,910 --> 00:14:57,990 We're making progress on a joint text, 254 00:14:58,150 --> 00:15:00,390 but the Spaniard from Podemos is dragging his feet. 255 00:15:00,550 --> 00:15:03,030 He rejects Plan B. I'm tired of explaining 256 00:15:03,190 --> 00:15:05,110 that without the threat of Plan B, 257 00:15:05,270 --> 00:15:07,550 Plan A's negotiation is already lost, but... 258 00:15:07,710 --> 00:15:10,510 He won't hear it. He's too pig-headed. You'll see. 259 00:15:12,310 --> 00:15:13,710 I'll see what? 260 00:15:13,870 --> 00:15:18,150 I'm leaving for Spain tomorrow with the aim of finalizing this text. 261 00:15:18,310 --> 00:15:21,910 Will you come with me? We can continue with our meetings. 262 00:15:22,070 --> 00:15:24,430 It'll be great. Unless you have better plans? 263 00:15:26,110 --> 00:15:28,630 I have clients to see. I'll join you in two days. 264 00:15:28,790 --> 00:15:30,790 Perfect! 265 00:15:43,750 --> 00:15:45,270 Mr. Prime Minister. 266 00:15:46,270 --> 00:15:48,510 I have informed my closest colleagues. 267 00:15:51,950 --> 00:15:54,710 No regrets or remorse on what we achieved together. 268 00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:57,390 Neither in substance or in form, of course. 269 00:15:57,550 --> 00:16:02,150 Two years in office hasn't been hell, but it has been exhausting. 270 00:16:02,310 --> 00:16:04,870 And as we turn the final corner, 271 00:16:05,030 --> 00:16:07,870 further momentum is needed for the reforms. 272 00:16:08,030 --> 00:16:10,430 It was an honour working with you, Amélie. 273 00:16:10,590 --> 00:16:14,110 May I ask what your plans are? A return to the Assembly? 274 00:16:14,270 --> 00:16:15,830 Probably, yes. 275 00:16:15,990 --> 00:16:19,070 But most of all, unwinding, just a bit. 276 00:16:19,270 --> 00:16:20,590 Yes, unwinding... 277 00:16:21,670 --> 00:16:25,150 Or getting elected as head of A United France at October's congress? 278 00:16:25,310 --> 00:16:27,750 If I stay bottom of the polls, 279 00:16:27,910 --> 00:16:30,110 you'd replace me at the presidential elections. 280 00:16:30,270 --> 00:16:34,350 Only if you stand down or are prevented, of course. 281 00:16:34,510 --> 00:16:37,590 Between Chalon and Vidal, we need a credible candidate 282 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:39,550 who is competitive. 283 00:16:39,710 --> 00:16:41,070 Of course. 284 00:16:49,950 --> 00:16:52,670 Stéphane, you didn't work ”with me”, 285 00:16:52,830 --> 00:16:55,470 you worked for me, which was unbearable for you. 286 00:16:55,630 --> 00:16:59,870 As a result, you're off to prepare your horses for the presidential race. 287 00:17:00,030 --> 00:17:02,150 Good luck. 288 00:17:08,150 --> 00:17:09,750 Hola, friends. 289 00:17:09,910 --> 00:17:12,310 My name is Philippe Rickwaert. 290 00:17:12,470 --> 00:17:14,510 I come from the north of Francia. 291 00:17:14,710 --> 00:17:16,750 Now, let's welcomenado 292 00:17:16,910 --> 00:17:20,990 the presidential candidate for the República Francesa, 293 00:17:21,150 --> 00:17:22,870 Michel Vidal. 294 00:17:23,030 --> 00:17:26,550 El pain in the neckas. El buster of cojones. 295 00:17:26,750 --> 00:17:28,230 El pequeño dickas. 296 00:17:28,390 --> 00:17:30,750 El asshole, like a... 297 00:17:33,670 --> 00:17:36,350 The problem is that without Véro's resources, 298 00:17:36,510 --> 00:17:39,630 and at the rate I am gaining members from my list, 299 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:42,510 I can hope to win the party's majority in 2054. 300 00:17:42,670 --> 00:17:46,190 -I'm patient, but... -Do you have a new strategy? 301 00:17:46,350 --> 00:17:48,830 A primary for the left. Like in the USA: 302 00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:51,630 one candidate for the left from the first round. 303 00:17:51,790 --> 00:17:53,110 A primary with Vidal? 304 00:17:53,270 --> 00:17:55,350 The left includes Vidal. 305 00:17:55,510 --> 00:17:57,350 Imagine a TV studio with lecterns. 306 00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:59,150 Vidal will never go for it. 307 00:17:59,310 --> 00:18:03,270 -Naïma, I said, ”imagine.” Try. -It isn't easy. 308 00:18:03,430 --> 00:18:05,590 Several lecterns. Kalhenberg, 309 00:18:05,750 --> 00:18:08,990 a green lefty, an old Stalinist, a radical, Vidal and me! 310 00:18:09,150 --> 00:18:12,830 -Okay, I can see it. -Vidal is uncomfortable at his lectern. 311 00:18:12,990 --> 00:18:14,870 He didn't want this primary. 312 00:18:15,030 --> 00:18:16,870 Of course, he has a populist strategy. 313 00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:19,310 He contests the word ”left”! Why would he go? 314 00:18:19,470 --> 00:18:22,550 He was forced to by a considerable shift in opinion. 315 00:18:22,710 --> 00:18:24,670 You've lost me. 316 00:18:24,830 --> 00:18:27,670 Since Chalon's alliance with the right in PACA, 317 00:18:27,830 --> 00:18:29,590 the people on the left are worried. 318 00:18:29,750 --> 00:18:32,910 If the dam cracks at a national level, 319 00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:36,230 Chalon will verge on 40% in the first round. 320 00:18:36,390 --> 00:18:39,950 So, the deep left, which knows how to add, 321 00:18:40,110 --> 00:18:44,070 understands that we need one left-wing candidate in the first round. 322 00:18:44,230 --> 00:18:47,030 -That means a left-wing primary. -Okay. 323 00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:51,190 Pressured by the blackmail of a union, Vidal is forced to participate. 324 00:18:51,350 --> 00:18:55,670 Weakened, but the favourite. That makes him the man to beat. 325 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:58,110 If he doesn't secure a majority, 326 00:18:58,270 --> 00:19:00,550 the others will join me to rally against him. 327 00:19:00,710 --> 00:19:03,030 It's logical, he gave them hell for 10 years. 328 00:19:03,190 --> 00:19:07,710 They'd think: ”Down with the tyrant!” I'd just have to finish him. 329 00:19:07,870 --> 00:19:10,630 People won't go to the streets with placards of ”We want a primary.” 330 00:19:10,790 --> 00:19:14,190 We need a full campaign: teasers, visuals, social media. 331 00:19:15,630 --> 00:19:18,950 -That isn't my job. -Nor mine. Don't even try. 332 00:19:19,110 --> 00:19:20,710 Just think about it. 333 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:25,750 You can't keep working for those losers on the TV! 334 00:19:25,910 --> 00:19:27,750 Why not? The pay is good. 335 00:19:30,190 --> 00:19:33,310 I know it isn't your usual rates... but here. 336 00:19:34,830 --> 00:19:36,790 It took great pains to persuade my banker. 337 00:19:36,950 --> 00:19:40,630 Keep your money. I never should have agreed to help you. 338 00:19:42,070 --> 00:19:43,830 I let my guard down. 339 00:19:44,870 --> 00:19:48,390 You were miserable and soaked to the bone. 340 00:19:51,430 --> 00:19:52,950 Will you think about it now? 341 00:19:57,310 --> 00:20:00,350 Thorigny told us the time of his resignation announcement. 342 00:20:00,510 --> 00:20:02,030 How kind of him. 343 00:20:02,190 --> 00:20:03,510 1 NEW MESSAGE 344 00:20:08,390 --> 00:20:09,950 1 p.m. on the channel TF1. 345 00:20:14,750 --> 00:20:17,950 CHANCELLOR FISCHTEL ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT 346 00:20:21,710 --> 00:20:24,310 The German Chancellor has not made 347 00:20:24,470 --> 00:20:28,470 an official announcement, but his staff refute the serious claims. 348 00:20:28,630 --> 00:20:30,270 The first of the three allegations 349 00:20:30,430 --> 00:20:32,990 is from a former colleague at the European Parliament, 350 00:20:33,150 --> 00:20:36,430 who claims to have received hundreds of messages over a few days. 351 00:20:36,590 --> 00:20:39,070 Another told investigators that Mr. Fischtel 352 00:20:39,230 --> 00:20:43,070 attempted to sexually assault her when he was Budget Minister. 353 00:20:43,230 --> 00:20:45,590 Of course, his entourage strongly denies... 354 00:20:48,310 --> 00:20:50,670 Maybe you should cancel your next trip to Berlin? 355 00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:53,590 No. Tell Fischtel I need to see him as soon as possible. 356 00:20:53,750 --> 00:20:55,550 Call his office. 357 00:20:55,710 --> 00:20:59,390 Madam President, you supported the 358 00:20:59,550 --> 00:21:02,430 The French President will not boycott the German Chancellor 359 00:21:02,590 --> 00:21:05,750 as a result of rumours which could have been orchestrated 360 00:21:05,910 --> 00:21:10,350 by the opposition or foreign powers. We know nothing! 361 00:21:10,510 --> 00:21:13,030 We know of three allegations. If you're seen with him... 362 00:21:13,190 --> 00:21:15,950 Tell Fischtel that I want our meeting to remain secret. 363 00:21:19,910 --> 00:21:23,070 -It's really simple. -Here, girls. 364 00:21:23,230 --> 00:21:26,510 Since it wasn't rape, it is just clumsy flirting. 365 00:21:26,670 --> 00:21:31,270 Because the guy is Chancellor, he'll claim the chicks are lying. So, boom! 366 00:21:31,430 --> 00:21:33,950 Joker: presumed innocence, everyone shuts up! 367 00:21:34,110 --> 00:21:37,270 -Isn't there presumption of guilt here? -Not here. 368 00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:39,790 This is a white, 50-year-old man in power. 369 00:21:39,950 --> 00:21:42,790 The patriarchy that violates our democracy every day. 370 00:21:42,950 --> 00:21:44,390 What about the ”whitriarchy”? 371 00:21:44,550 --> 00:21:46,190 Of course. It's the same thing. 372 00:21:46,350 --> 00:21:49,070 She's right. Just look at the people in power. 373 00:21:49,230 --> 00:21:51,710 Vidal, Thorigny, Kalhenberg, not to mention Chalon. 374 00:21:51,870 --> 00:21:53,270 And Dorendeu? 375 00:21:53,430 --> 00:21:56,630 Wait, I disagree. You can't tar Vidal with the same brush. 376 00:21:56,790 --> 00:21:58,270 -We can. -Why? 377 00:21:58,430 --> 00:22:00,750 I'll tell you why. He just takes our struggles 378 00:22:00,910 --> 00:22:02,670 to throw it back at us when he is in power. 379 00:22:02,830 --> 00:22:04,790 He's Mitterrand, but ten times worse! 380 00:22:04,950 --> 00:22:07,510 -That filthy Rickwaert joined him. -Exactly. 381 00:22:07,670 --> 00:22:10,550 -Misogynist! -It's just plain wrong. 382 00:22:10,710 --> 00:22:13,150 Secularist, fascist, patriarchal, it couldn't be worse. 383 00:22:13,310 --> 00:22:17,110 Have you seen him? Let's talk about that! He's like a dirty old man. 384 00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:19,590 -He has the right face for the job. -Thanks. 385 00:22:19,750 --> 00:22:21,510 -He's gross. -Totally. 386 00:22:29,510 --> 00:22:31,230 I was an MP in Strasbourg. 387 00:22:31,390 --> 00:22:34,990 Going stiff, going through a difficult patch with my wife. 388 00:22:35,150 --> 00:22:37,790 And then this assistant came along. 389 00:22:37,950 --> 00:22:42,310 She was beautiful, funny, full of life. I fell in love, that's it. 390 00:22:44,590 --> 00:22:45,910 But she was already married 391 00:22:46,070 --> 00:22:48,510 and she had no desire to have an affair with her boss. 392 00:22:48,670 --> 00:22:50,870 She was right, obviously. 393 00:22:51,030 --> 00:22:54,390 We should have left it at that, but I persisted. I sent her messages. 394 00:22:54,550 --> 00:22:56,550 Lot of messages. 395 00:22:56,710 --> 00:22:59,230 She must have thought I was... 396 00:22:59,390 --> 00:23:02,350 Anyway, it didn't last long. A week, at most. 397 00:23:02,510 --> 00:23:04,630 I realized and then I stopped. 398 00:23:04,790 --> 00:23:06,910 And that's it, that's all there is to know about it. 399 00:23:07,070 --> 00:23:10,350 -Two other women are claiming... -They're lying. 400 00:23:10,510 --> 00:23:13,390 I've never been near them. 401 00:23:13,550 --> 00:23:15,430 They're lying, I promise you. 402 00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:20,550 Maybe... 403 00:23:21,670 --> 00:23:23,510 ...I shouldn't... 404 00:23:24,510 --> 00:23:26,390 ...but I do believe you. 405 00:23:26,550 --> 00:23:28,670 Well, all is not lost. 406 00:23:28,830 --> 00:23:31,110 We'll have to fight and strike back. 407 00:23:31,270 --> 00:23:33,550 When we've seen Françallemagne and the New Green Deal, 408 00:23:33,710 --> 00:23:35,590 none of this will matter. History will see us... 409 00:23:35,750 --> 00:23:38,350 My wife won't speak to me anymore. 410 00:23:38,510 --> 00:23:40,470 My children are being insulted at school. 411 00:23:40,630 --> 00:23:43,110 There are feminist demos every night in front of the Chancellery. 412 00:23:43,270 --> 00:23:45,710 It's unbearable. 413 00:23:45,870 --> 00:23:48,870 I have to resign to defend myself in court... 414 00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:51,790 ...and save my family. 415 00:23:51,950 --> 00:23:53,750 No. 416 00:23:53,910 --> 00:23:55,630 There is a time for the courts 417 00:23:55,790 --> 00:23:57,670 and there is a time for political battle. 418 00:23:58,670 --> 00:24:01,070 You'd end up being dragged down with me. 419 00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:03,790 They's smear you, as they have smeared me. 420 00:24:05,150 --> 00:24:07,150 It's over. 421 00:24:07,310 --> 00:24:09,230 I'm sorry, Amélie. 422 00:24:41,790 --> 00:24:45,390 Philippe! Bienvenido a España! 423 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,230 Going for a ride? 424 00:24:47,390 --> 00:24:49,110 It is so beautiful here. 425 00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:53,470 ”Land of Castile, lifting me up in the rough hand...” 426 00:24:53,630 --> 00:24:55,790 No. ”In the rough palm of your hand.” 427 00:24:55,950 --> 00:24:58,150 By D'Unamuno, I believe. Will you join me? 428 00:24:58,310 --> 00:25:01,550 Not too long. We're meeting the Podemos in 2 hours. 429 00:25:01,710 --> 00:25:04,910 -Not like this. -They have everything here. 430 00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:10,590 Could you provide a bike and some clothes for my friend, please? 431 00:25:10,750 --> 00:25:12,190 Of course. 432 00:25:12,350 --> 00:25:13,750 -See you later then. -Yes! 433 00:25:21,510 --> 00:25:24,390 Matignon is a sticky situation for your ex-girlfriend. 434 00:25:26,950 --> 00:25:31,550 If she names Boudard, the Gaullist, it leans to the right. 435 00:25:31,710 --> 00:25:34,790 If it's Mirmont, an ex-Socialist, it's a blow to the left. 436 00:25:34,950 --> 00:25:38,630 Either of them would be ludicrous. 437 00:25:38,790 --> 00:25:42,030 It'd be the same policy of submission. 438 00:25:42,190 --> 00:25:43,550 It isn't worth the stress. 439 00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:46,710 Why not name a European Commissioner and be done with it? 440 00:25:48,750 --> 00:25:51,550 I have to keep the rhythm to keep my legs moving. 441 00:25:51,710 --> 00:25:53,950 -See you back at the hotel? -Okay. 442 00:25:58,230 --> 00:26:00,390 It is clear that Françallemagne won't happen. 443 00:26:00,550 --> 00:26:04,910 Whoever the new Chancellor is, they won't be as obliging as Fischtel. 444 00:26:05,070 --> 00:26:07,750 It takes time to form such a privileged relationship. 445 00:26:07,910 --> 00:26:09,230 The moment has passed. 446 00:26:09,390 --> 00:26:13,070 Since we failed to derail the presidential train, 447 00:26:13,230 --> 00:26:15,350 you'll have to enter the race too. 448 00:26:15,510 --> 00:26:17,990 You're lagging behind, Amélie. 449 00:26:18,150 --> 00:26:21,390 The longer Matignon stays empty, the weaker you become. 450 00:26:21,550 --> 00:26:24,630 And the harder Thorigny will push back. 451 00:26:24,790 --> 00:26:27,590 I think Boudard is trustworthy. He's used to the shadows. 452 00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:31,590 Mirmont dreams of the spotlight and risks pulling a Thorigny. 453 00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:34,310 That is always a risk. 454 00:26:34,470 --> 00:26:38,110 The attraction of the presidency is such that it could arouse ambition 455 00:26:38,270 --> 00:26:41,630 in the most obscure departmental councillor. It makes us crazy. 456 00:26:45,830 --> 00:26:47,550 You. 457 00:26:48,950 --> 00:26:51,870 I... Thank you. 458 00:26:53,190 --> 00:26:57,390 For everything. For trusting me, for the honour you bestow on me... 459 00:26:57,550 --> 00:26:59,790 Don't say ”but”, Martin. 460 00:26:59,950 --> 00:27:03,510 But I am the wrong choice. I’m not an elected official. 461 00:27:03,670 --> 00:27:05,270 The politicians will criticize. 462 00:27:05,430 --> 00:27:09,630 They'll make accusations of technocracy. I am your general secretary. 463 00:27:09,790 --> 00:27:11,630 They'll say it's your last resort. 464 00:27:11,790 --> 00:27:13,750 I have total confidence in you. 465 00:27:13,910 --> 00:27:16,990 Given the situation, it is my number one criteria. 466 00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:20,350 The second is expertise. You come top of my list. 467 00:27:21,910 --> 00:27:25,630 Then, with deep gratitude, I'll accept your offer to be your prime minister, 468 00:27:25,790 --> 00:27:28,110 only if you throw everything into this fight. 469 00:27:28,270 --> 00:27:32,470 The PR advisors whom you refuse to meet could help, Amélie. You must see them! 470 00:27:32,630 --> 00:27:35,590 It is essential that you accept to work on your image. 471 00:27:47,990 --> 00:27:50,150 RESHUFFLE: THE EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT 472 00:27:51,710 --> 00:27:53,030 Ladies and gentlemen, 473 00:27:53,190 --> 00:27:57,990 the President of the Republic has named Mr. Martin Borde as Prime Minister. 474 00:28:06,670 --> 00:28:08,990 THE ARCHITECT AND THE BEE 475 00:28:10,830 --> 00:28:12,990 -Here. -What is it? 476 00:28:13,150 --> 00:28:14,670 Excellent. 477 00:28:14,830 --> 00:28:16,550 The sequel is The Straw and the Grain. 478 00:28:16,710 --> 00:28:21,230 It goes from 1971 to 1978. It is a good read. 479 00:28:21,390 --> 00:28:22,910 No, thank you very much. 480 00:28:23,070 --> 00:28:27,990 It is mandatory, Léandra. It is all there. 481 00:28:28,150 --> 00:28:30,390 This is the logbook of a man who rose to power 482 00:28:30,550 --> 00:28:32,390 by bear hugging the Communist Party. 483 00:28:32,550 --> 00:28:36,190 -Just follow the steps. -No, PACA is an exception. 484 00:28:36,350 --> 00:28:38,390 The right won't budge at a national level. 485 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:40,790 When I take the train to the Parliament in Strasbourg, 486 00:28:40,950 --> 00:28:43,390 the Republicans switch seats to avoid saying hello. 487 00:28:43,550 --> 00:28:45,550 A right-wing union will never see the day. 488 00:28:45,710 --> 00:28:50,750 To be leapfrogged by a civil servant so desperately transparent as Borde... 489 00:28:54,110 --> 00:28:55,830 It must be tough for Boudard. 490 00:28:58,270 --> 00:29:02,910 Boudard is open to offers. Target number one: Boudard! 491 00:29:03,070 --> 00:29:05,990 Boudard is the biggest Gaullist around! He hates you! 492 00:29:06,150 --> 00:29:10,590 No, he hates the party, that's different. 493 00:29:12,270 --> 00:29:15,230 I do too. I'm finding it more and more difficult. 494 00:29:16,270 --> 00:29:18,950 Did you see what happened at that university? 495 00:29:19,110 --> 00:29:23,190 Leftists organizing a white-free meeting... 496 00:29:23,350 --> 00:29:25,830 You know what that means: 497 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:29,470 ignominy has switched sides. They are the Ku Klux Klan now. 498 00:29:29,630 --> 00:29:33,990 We just needed to roll it out! Then those jerks... those GUD Nazis... 499 00:29:34,150 --> 00:29:36,230 They burst in shouting ”Arabs, out.” 500 00:29:36,390 --> 00:29:38,150 Seriously, how stupid can you be? 501 00:29:38,310 --> 00:29:39,830 They have come in useful. 502 00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:47,190 Yeah, well... 503 00:29:50,430 --> 00:29:52,630 Boudard could help me win. 504 00:29:58,950 --> 00:30:02,110 Go on. He received the Order of the Francisque. 505 00:30:05,430 --> 00:30:06,910 Without Plan B, 506 00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:11,150 Plan A is just a knife without a blade that is missing the handle. 507 00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:13,110 Philippe, finally! I was worried! 508 00:30:18,510 --> 00:30:20,430 My name is Philippe Rickwaert. 509 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:24,750 -Welcome. -I come from the north of France. 510 00:30:26,110 --> 00:30:28,150 Sorry, Michel, I got lost. 511 00:30:28,310 --> 00:30:30,990 You cycled from the north of France? That's far. 512 00:30:32,990 --> 00:30:34,390 What did he say? 513 00:30:34,550 --> 00:30:36,070 Here. 514 00:30:36,230 --> 00:30:40,870 He got lost in your beautiful countryside. 515 00:30:41,030 --> 00:30:46,470 My friend Philippe took a long time to break from the socialists. 516 00:30:46,630 --> 00:30:53,110 He was very attached to the old world, but don't worry, by my side, 517 00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:57,550 he has made great progress in his rehabilitation. 518 00:31:03,190 --> 00:31:04,670 UPPITY 519 00:31:04,830 --> 00:31:07,710 It is the sign of a damaged relationship, 520 00:31:07,870 --> 00:31:09,550 but it can be revived. 521 00:31:09,710 --> 00:31:12,510 From our viewpoint, there is a fire. 522 00:31:12,670 --> 00:31:16,030 But you have gallons of water to extinguish that fire. 523 00:31:16,190 --> 00:31:20,750 Except the jerrycans have been hidden, so you can't use them. 524 00:31:20,910 --> 00:31:22,710 Of course I am authoritative. 525 00:31:22,870 --> 00:31:27,950 I am the President of the Republic. It is a quality, not a flaw. 526 00:31:28,110 --> 00:31:32,230 For a man, yes. But for a woman, it's more complex. 527 00:31:32,390 --> 00:31:35,630 The term ”woman” only came in 7th place in all focus groups. 528 00:31:35,790 --> 00:31:38,990 If the name Amélie Dorendeu evokes my politics before my gender, 529 00:31:39,150 --> 00:31:41,710 I congratulate myself. I'd advise you to do the same. 530 00:31:42,910 --> 00:31:46,190 When you were elected, you were the first female president. 531 00:31:46,350 --> 00:31:47,670 But we have lost... 532 00:31:47,830 --> 00:31:51,110 Am I no longer the first female president? 533 00:31:51,270 --> 00:31:52,830 Maybe I'm no longer a woman. 534 00:31:52,990 --> 00:31:54,750 No, of course. 535 00:31:54,910 --> 00:31:59,270 But as the French people don't see you with a partner, it is a disadvantage. 536 00:31:59,430 --> 00:32:02,070 You don't know who the woman is behind the president. 537 00:32:02,230 --> 00:32:05,150 Now what? Are you going to sign me up to a dating website? 538 00:32:06,230 --> 00:32:10,950 What I mean is your femininity is an asset, Amélie, not an obstacle. 539 00:32:12,710 --> 00:32:14,990 Karine Lemarchand's show An Intimate Ambition. 540 00:32:18,150 --> 00:32:21,390 It is very popular. No politician had any complaints... 541 00:32:21,550 --> 00:32:22,910 I have work to do. 542 00:32:26,830 --> 00:32:28,590 Amélie. 543 00:32:31,670 --> 00:32:33,750 -Amélie. -I want Naïma Meziani. 544 00:32:33,910 --> 00:32:35,510 Naïma Meziani is not available. 545 00:32:35,670 --> 00:32:37,310 Who is she working for? Thorigny? 546 00:32:37,470 --> 00:32:39,350 No, she left politics. 547 00:32:39,510 --> 00:32:42,390 She does crisis PR for media personalities in danger: 548 00:32:42,550 --> 00:32:45,830 presenters, actors, singers... For top dollar. 549 00:32:45,990 --> 00:32:49,310 -Double her rates. -I tripled them. She still refused. 550 00:32:51,550 --> 00:32:54,070 -Philippe... -I'm going to kill him! 551 00:32:54,230 --> 00:32:57,830 -The guy is cruel and perverted. -Stay calm, Philippe. 552 00:32:57,990 --> 00:33:01,510 He probably had a hidden motor. It has happened in cycling. 553 00:33:01,670 --> 00:33:03,750 It isn't just doping. 554 00:33:05,710 --> 00:33:07,070 Hold on, Naïma. 555 00:33:13,430 --> 00:33:14,950 Shit. 556 00:33:17,950 --> 00:33:19,310 I'll call back. 557 00:33:21,470 --> 00:33:23,830 Had enough of tapas? 558 00:33:23,990 --> 00:33:28,310 That Spaniard, huh? He says yes, he says no, he says nothing. 559 00:33:28,470 --> 00:33:32,270 He's slippery, but he doesn't know me. I won't leave without his signature. 560 00:33:32,430 --> 00:33:35,590 To start, I'll send him the Portuguese guy from Bloco de Esquerda. 561 00:33:35,750 --> 00:33:37,590 He'll put some pressure on him. 562 00:33:44,430 --> 00:33:46,630 Why don't you like me? 563 00:33:48,190 --> 00:33:49,630 What? 564 00:33:49,790 --> 00:33:51,910 What did I ever do to you? 565 00:33:52,070 --> 00:33:53,510 Nothing. 566 00:33:55,110 --> 00:33:56,750 Why won't you give me anything? 567 00:33:58,310 --> 00:34:02,470 With Laugier, it was a sight to behold. Always whispering secrets to each other. 568 00:34:02,630 --> 00:34:07,430 And I won't even mention your ex. ”Amélie, Amélie, Amélie...” 569 00:34:08,430 --> 00:34:11,430 With me... nada. 570 00:34:13,230 --> 00:34:16,550 You don't like me and that hurts. 571 00:34:18,630 --> 00:34:22,510 What do you want? Do you want it gift-wrapped? 572 00:34:22,670 --> 00:34:25,270 ”Michel! Michel!” 573 00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:27,950 They'll soon be throwing panties as if you're a pop star. 574 00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:29,790 That isn't politics, Michel. 575 00:34:29,950 --> 00:34:32,150 You produce shows where you're the only star. 576 00:34:32,310 --> 00:34:36,310 Populism can't be left-wing. I can't. It isn't in my culture. 577 00:34:36,470 --> 00:34:38,230 Do you think it is mine? 578 00:34:38,390 --> 00:34:39,710 ”The Young Guard” lyrics. 579 00:34:39,870 --> 00:34:42,390 We are the children of Lenin and Trotsky 580 00:34:42,550 --> 00:34:44,190 By the hammer and sickle... 581 00:34:44,350 --> 00:34:47,190 At a rally in Toulouse, they started singing: 582 00:34:47,350 --> 00:34:50,430 We are the children of Lenin and Michel... 583 00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:53,990 So it is almost like being a pop star. 584 00:34:54,150 --> 00:34:55,790 It affects you, believe me. 585 00:34:55,950 --> 00:35:00,630 And it makes me very happy because it validates my political strategy. 586 00:35:00,790 --> 00:35:03,950 It scares me. You scare me, Michel. 587 00:35:04,790 --> 00:35:09,190 For years, I worked in my corner to renew the socialist doctrine. 588 00:35:09,350 --> 00:35:16,350 Texts, speeches, books, propositions by the truckload. 589 00:35:16,510 --> 00:35:20,630 Did they listen to me? Did they read my work? No. 590 00:35:20,790 --> 00:35:23,310 They laughed at me. 591 00:35:23,470 --> 00:35:29,150 They caricatured me as a fossil of the past. Now, it's a miracle! 592 00:35:29,310 --> 00:35:33,870 Each intervention I make is taken and dissected, 593 00:35:34,030 --> 00:35:35,430 put under the microscope. 594 00:35:35,590 --> 00:35:37,950 Welcome to the Fifth Republic, my friend. 595 00:35:38,110 --> 00:35:40,590 I embody, I personify. 596 00:35:40,750 --> 00:35:45,310 I haven't become coquettish, but I'm riding the waves. 597 00:35:45,470 --> 00:35:47,830 I am my program. 598 00:35:47,990 --> 00:35:51,670 And my program is about breaking with this masked monarchy. 599 00:35:51,830 --> 00:35:54,950 I'm riding through. That is all I am doing. 600 00:36:00,590 --> 00:36:03,230 What is Vidalism? 601 00:36:03,390 --> 00:36:04,710 Michel Vidal. 602 00:36:04,870 --> 00:36:08,830 The good news is that Michel Vidal is just me. 603 00:36:08,990 --> 00:36:11,750 Only me, Philippe! Do I scare you? 604 00:36:23,830 --> 00:36:27,710 Just bouncing ideas around. 605 00:36:27,870 --> 00:36:30,950 Young people have told me that presenting myself in a couple 606 00:36:31,110 --> 00:36:32,550 would re-feminize my image. 607 00:36:32,710 --> 00:36:35,470 Which people? They sound great! Give them jobs! 608 00:36:35,630 --> 00:36:38,630 What now? Announcements in the media? 609 00:36:38,790 --> 00:36:40,350 I also suggest coming to New York. 610 00:36:40,510 --> 00:36:42,510 You could meet the Senate's democratic candidate. 611 00:36:42,670 --> 00:36:44,510 Two women, two progressives. 612 00:36:45,630 --> 00:36:46,950 No, I have another idea. 613 00:36:48,030 --> 00:36:49,790 TIME FOR THE PEOPLE! 614 00:36:53,710 --> 00:36:55,710 With that, the Greeks swing towards us. 615 00:36:56,990 --> 00:36:59,750 Just the Germans left. They arrive tomorrow. 616 00:37:04,950 --> 00:37:09,030 You'll make us drink that? But we didn't do anything wrong! 617 00:37:09,190 --> 00:37:11,190 I got my machine changed. 618 00:37:12,270 --> 00:37:14,670 The hardest part was giving myself permission. 619 00:37:14,830 --> 00:37:16,910 -The authorization. -To do what? 620 00:37:17,070 --> 00:37:18,670 To claim the French presidency! 621 00:37:18,830 --> 00:37:22,670 You need to be overconfident and audacious to step into the shoes 622 00:37:22,830 --> 00:37:24,910 of François Mitterrand or General de Gaulle. 623 00:37:25,070 --> 00:37:26,470 You can't even imagine it 624 00:37:26,630 --> 00:37:29,390 because you need to experience it for yourself, 625 00:37:29,550 --> 00:37:31,710 but it is quite unsettling. 626 00:37:31,870 --> 00:37:34,830 Measuring up to those we dare to imitate. 627 00:37:34,990 --> 00:37:37,070 Inevitably, you feel very small. 628 00:37:43,150 --> 00:37:45,710 -Short, long? -Short. 629 00:37:45,870 --> 00:37:48,990 For not being coquettish, that's a lot for five days. 630 00:37:49,150 --> 00:37:50,550 Oh, that. 631 00:37:50,710 --> 00:37:52,790 I have four literature students who make reading notes for me. 632 00:37:52,950 --> 00:37:56,270 When I find an interesting one, I read it myself. 633 00:37:56,430 --> 00:37:59,030 I don't like delegating the intellectual work. 634 00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:06,710 THE MAN WHO REMEMBERED THE FUTURE 635 00:38:29,190 --> 00:38:31,350 Amélie, I have a question for you. 636 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:33,510 -I'm listening. -Your voice. 637 00:38:33,670 --> 00:38:36,470 Deep and gravelly. I find it very sensual. 638 00:38:36,630 --> 00:38:38,990 Now, it has become your signature. 639 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,870 I imagine that the gravelly tones weren't easy to live with as a teenager? 640 00:38:43,870 --> 00:38:46,950 I had my fair share of insults. Which I still hear today. 641 00:38:47,110 --> 00:38:49,270 -You must've noticed. -Yes, it's true. 642 00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:50,790 Maybe not because of that, 643 00:38:50,950 --> 00:38:54,950 but does your adolescence hold happy or difficult memories? 644 00:38:55,110 --> 00:38:58,030 I think I went through all the usual stages. 645 00:38:58,190 --> 00:39:02,150 I wouldn't come out of my room, 646 00:39:02,310 --> 00:39:06,870 or I'd spend hours in front of the mirror, trying crazy hairstyles. 647 00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:08,390 -No more? -No! 648 00:39:08,550 --> 00:39:09,870 -You haven't the time. -No. 649 00:39:10,030 --> 00:39:11,550 How does it work here? 650 00:39:11,710 --> 00:39:14,470 Do you have a team of hair and makeup artists 651 00:39:14,630 --> 00:39:16,870 -who come all day every day? -No. 652 00:39:17,030 --> 00:39:18,590 -No, I manage on my own. -Really? 653 00:39:18,750 --> 00:39:21,230 And I'm the pop star? 654 00:39:21,390 --> 00:39:22,710 Really? 655 00:39:22,870 --> 00:39:25,790 My tolerance level expired a long time ago. 656 00:39:30,190 --> 00:39:32,670 Everything I told her not to do. 657 00:39:32,830 --> 00:39:36,630 The She-Wolf, Jupiter, Mother of Dragons... 658 00:39:36,790 --> 00:39:39,150 All in the trash. 659 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:40,870 You seem sad about it. 660 00:39:41,030 --> 00:39:44,150 Me? Not for one second! 661 00:39:59,470 --> 00:40:02,390 Amélie, Madam President, it is the end of the show. 662 00:40:02,550 --> 00:40:05,590 Thank you for such a lovely afternoon. 663 00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:08,550 I thought you were very sincere, and that will show. 664 00:40:08,710 --> 00:40:11,710 -Thanks, Karine. -I must ask one final question. 665 00:40:11,870 --> 00:40:16,150 Madam President, will you be running for re-election? 666 00:40:21,910 --> 00:40:23,790 Wait. Put the sound back on. 667 00:40:23,950 --> 00:40:26,550 -Come on. -Go on! That's her she-wolf face. 668 00:40:26,710 --> 00:40:30,430 It was fun to confide in you about my teenage agony. 669 00:40:30,590 --> 00:40:31,910 But as I was talking, 670 00:40:32,070 --> 00:40:35,830 I couldn't help but imagine General de Gaulle doing the same thing. 671 00:40:35,990 --> 00:40:39,350 I do believe he wouldn't have been able to. 672 00:40:39,510 --> 00:40:40,830 You're avoiding the question. 673 00:40:40,990 --> 00:40:44,790 I also had a nice time in your company, Karine. 674 00:40:44,950 --> 00:40:46,710 If some of our compatriots 675 00:40:46,870 --> 00:40:50,630 who aren't interested in politics found me likable, 676 00:40:50,790 --> 00:40:52,230 -I'll be pleased -Of course. 677 00:40:52,390 --> 00:40:55,870 But if their vote depends on that, we have a problem. 678 00:40:56,030 --> 00:40:59,510 When personality overtakes the political program, 679 00:40:59,670 --> 00:41:03,710 democracy is weakened so badly, that it is at risk. 680 00:41:03,870 --> 00:41:05,950 Our institutions have always taken that risk, 681 00:41:06,110 --> 00:41:10,030 but since installing the five-year term and reversing the calendar, 682 00:41:10,190 --> 00:41:13,550 which automatically makes the legislative results dependent 683 00:41:13,710 --> 00:41:19,150 on the presidential outcome, political life boils down to that vote. 684 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:23,750 The presidential election is a soap opera, a TV series, 685 00:41:23,910 --> 00:41:28,230 in which image and personality are more important than ideas. 686 00:41:28,390 --> 00:41:32,910 Look how this overpersonalisation impoverishes debates. 687 00:41:33,070 --> 00:41:38,070 It is vital for our country to rebalance power 688 00:41:38,230 --> 00:41:42,950 and to return deliberation and democracy to where today, 689 00:41:43,110 --> 00:41:45,590 it all rests on one man... or woman. 690 00:41:45,750 --> 00:41:48,830 That is why I believe the moment has come 691 00:41:48,990 --> 00:41:54,030 to collectively question the foundations of our democratic pact: 692 00:41:54,190 --> 00:41:56,510 our institutions, our constitution. 693 00:41:56,670 --> 00:41:58,630 As always in these cases, 694 00:41:58,790 --> 00:42:02,310 the people will cast their vote in a referendum: it is their decision. 695 00:42:02,470 --> 00:42:04,030 A sixth Republic? 696 00:42:04,190 --> 00:42:06,510 The numbers aren't important. 697 00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:10,670 I will, of course, be consulting with legal and constitutional experts, 698 00:42:10,830 --> 00:42:15,350 but the road map is clear: we must democratize our institutions. 699 00:42:15,510 --> 00:42:17,430 When will that begin? 700 00:42:17,590 --> 00:42:18,910 Tomorrow morning. 701 00:42:19,070 --> 00:42:23,510 -Thank you, Madam President. -Thank you. 702 00:42:25,190 --> 00:42:28,990 Well, between beauty tips, she just stole your Constituent. 703 00:42:29,150 --> 00:42:31,990 It is in consultation, she'll name a committee of experts. 704 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:34,550 It is far from a Constituent. 705 00:42:34,710 --> 00:42:37,430 She's opened the door to a new Republic. 706 00:42:37,590 --> 00:42:39,830 The oligarchy won't let that happen. 707 00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:43,670 She's trying to derail the election with a referendum. 708 00:42:43,830 --> 00:42:47,710 It is purely tactical. A classic diversion maneuver. 709 00:42:47,870 --> 00:42:51,630 She picks any subject at all, which is neither social, nor Europe. 710 00:42:51,790 --> 00:42:56,190 She'll saturate the media for six months to avoid discussing awkward subjects. 711 00:42:56,350 --> 00:42:57,990 It isn't a random choice. 712 00:42:58,150 --> 00:43:01,070 She chose the Sixth Republic to siphon you off and weaken you. 713 00:43:01,230 --> 00:43:04,230 It starts with a Constituent. It won't be revolutionary. 714 00:43:04,390 --> 00:43:08,110 Better proportions here, less use of ordinances there... 715 00:43:08,270 --> 00:43:11,150 Peanuts, a drop in the ocean, a lick and a prayer. 716 00:43:11,310 --> 00:43:14,790 Maybe, but she used your words: personalization, presidentialization. 717 00:43:14,950 --> 00:43:16,590 You think I'm worried? 718 00:43:16,750 --> 00:43:19,190 -It's the vibe I'm getting. -Me, scared? 719 00:43:19,350 --> 00:43:22,910 My program isn't about rebalancing the institutions. 720 00:43:23,070 --> 00:43:24,710 I don't want to turn a few screws, 721 00:43:24,870 --> 00:43:27,550 add some oil and straighten the handlebars! 722 00:43:27,710 --> 00:43:29,950 My program is a citizen's revolution! 723 00:43:30,110 --> 00:43:33,990 Go on then, start your revolution. A program isn't for fun. 724 00:43:34,150 --> 00:43:36,990 -A program is applied! -Yes. 725 00:43:37,150 --> 00:43:39,670 She has you pinned down. Turn it around! 726 00:43:41,630 --> 00:43:44,310 -Use her. -Amélie is Louis XVI. 727 00:43:44,470 --> 00:43:48,430 When he summoned the Estates General, he thought he had the upper hand. 728 00:43:48,590 --> 00:43:52,630 He never thought he would end up with his head on the chopping block. 729 00:43:52,790 --> 00:43:54,190 She is the same. 730 00:43:54,350 --> 00:43:56,990 Without realizing, she launched your citizen's revolution. 731 00:43:58,590 --> 00:44:00,830 Questions arise... 732 00:44:00,990 --> 00:44:03,630 Who will choose them? On which criteria? 733 00:44:03,790 --> 00:44:09,790 An obscure committee of sages can't decide the rules of a new regime. 734 00:44:09,950 --> 00:44:12,510 Since 1789, in France, 735 00:44:12,670 --> 00:44:14,630 -it has been the people's task! -Good. 736 00:44:14,790 --> 00:44:17,790 It is for the people to write their own constitution. 737 00:44:17,950 --> 00:44:20,950 Since they have not been summoned, they will summon themselves! 738 00:44:21,110 --> 00:44:24,350 Wherever you are, show yourselves, 739 00:44:24,510 --> 00:44:28,350 go onto the streets, gather in the squares of our towns and villages. 740 00:44:28,510 --> 00:44:34,590 Gather, unite and debate, propose, exchange, dream. 741 00:44:34,750 --> 00:44:38,870 Express your hopes, needs, desires, frustrations! 742 00:44:39,030 --> 00:44:41,670 And write! Never stop writing. 743 00:44:41,830 --> 00:44:43,590 Write new lists of grievances. 744 00:44:45,110 --> 00:44:46,510 The issue with a rallying cry 745 00:44:46,670 --> 00:44:49,390 is that if people don't join, you'll be ridiculed forever. 746 00:44:49,550 --> 00:44:51,990 Do you think it could work? 747 00:44:52,150 --> 00:44:54,070 Honestly? No. 748 00:44:55,150 --> 00:44:59,350 You can't just click your fingers. But it could make you President. 749 00:44:59,510 --> 00:45:01,110 Well, that's good. 750 00:45:01,270 --> 00:45:02,790 How many members do you have? 751 00:45:02,950 --> 00:45:06,790 600,000, three times more than the Socialists ever had. I have 7,400... 752 00:45:06,950 --> 00:45:08,350 And among those 600,000, 753 00:45:08,510 --> 00:45:12,510 how many will follow you without question when instructed? 754 00:45:12,670 --> 00:45:14,630 60,000, maybe 70,000. 755 00:45:14,790 --> 00:45:17,510 60,000 on the streets is a good start. 756 00:45:17,670 --> 00:45:20,110 As the books of grievances will be nationwide, 757 00:45:20,270 --> 00:45:24,110 they'll bring in thousands of contacts, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers. 758 00:45:24,270 --> 00:45:26,350 She is tripling your database. 759 00:45:26,510 --> 00:45:30,070 Amélie will become the best tout for The People Stand Up. 760 00:45:30,230 --> 00:45:31,550 As for the presidency, 761 00:45:31,710 --> 00:45:34,670 you will be the only one to have given the people their voice. 762 00:45:36,150 --> 00:45:40,470 The Black Baron... I'll call the camera crew. 763 00:45:40,630 --> 00:45:43,950 Wait, people have just watched two women, two beautiful women, 764 00:45:44,110 --> 00:45:47,030 chatting on white couches next to a duck pond. 765 00:45:47,190 --> 00:45:52,550 And then you show up in spectacles and a grey suit in a hotel room. 766 00:45:52,710 --> 00:45:54,030 You're already beaten, comrade. 767 00:45:54,190 --> 00:45:56,430 -I could change... -Chuck the image away. 768 00:45:56,590 --> 00:45:57,990 Hold on, Philippe. 769 00:45:58,150 --> 00:46:01,310 If she wants to lose the image, then do it right. 770 00:46:01,470 --> 00:46:03,350 De Gaulle, 18 June: no image. 771 00:46:03,510 --> 00:46:06,710 Allende in the Moneda in 1973: no image. 772 00:46:06,870 --> 00:46:08,750 People can imagine whatever they want. 773 00:46:08,910 --> 00:46:12,510 No staging. You make them focus on your words. 774 00:46:12,670 --> 00:46:13,990 Transport them. 775 00:46:14,150 --> 00:46:16,710 Tell them their future and what they are capable of. 776 00:46:16,870 --> 00:46:19,790 Switch on your phone's mic and start. 777 00:46:19,950 --> 00:46:23,270 No recordings. You'll speak live. You're better on the fly. 778 00:46:25,830 --> 00:46:28,430 Above all, quaver from time to time. 779 00:46:28,590 --> 00:46:32,390 You quaver in an old-fashioned way. That's good. I like it. 780 00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:34,750 Okay. 781 00:46:36,510 --> 00:46:39,270 It is a brilliant idea, Philippe. 782 00:46:39,430 --> 00:46:40,910 Admittedly, he's good. It helps. 783 00:46:41,070 --> 00:46:42,750 -Philippe! -I'll call you back. 784 00:46:42,910 --> 00:46:45,990 ...as they heard the call from their leader, Michel Vidal. 785 00:46:46,150 --> 00:46:47,470 Is that right, Caroline? 786 00:46:47,630 --> 00:46:50,990 Absolutely, Frédéric. Representatives have rallied... 787 00:46:51,150 --> 00:46:52,470 Look at my soldiers. 788 00:46:52,630 --> 00:46:54,790 ...I'd like to talk about the call itself. 789 00:46:54,950 --> 00:46:56,590 As well as its successful form, nobody... 790 00:46:56,750 --> 00:46:58,070 Isn't it beautiful? 791 00:46:58,230 --> 00:47:00,070 ...contest Michel Vidal as a great orator. 792 00:47:00,230 --> 00:47:01,990 -There's a connection... -I want to dance! 793 00:47:02,150 --> 00:47:03,910 ...a tradition which this call imitates: 794 00:47:04,070 --> 00:47:06,390 that of the Sans-culottes who organized... 795 00:47:07,950 --> 00:47:10,910 Oh, no. What are you doing? 796 00:47:14,110 --> 00:47:15,830 Oh, yes! 797 00:47:19,030 --> 00:47:24,510 Thank you. 400 in Clermont, 500 in Rennes, 250 in Pau. 798 00:47:25,790 --> 00:47:27,990 It is still within the The People Stand Up network, 799 00:47:28,150 --> 00:47:29,470 but people are joining. 800 00:47:29,630 --> 00:47:33,310 If we want to disperse them, it's now, before it sets in. 801 00:47:33,470 --> 00:47:35,390 We do nothing. 802 00:47:35,550 --> 00:47:38,070 The wolf's mouth. Vidal. 803 00:47:40,950 --> 00:47:42,950 Subtitle translation by Elaine Scott