The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron

synopsis

Shot in the style of traditional observational documentaries, The Candidate takes a behind-the-scenes look at the election campaign of the current French president Emmanuel Macron. But the camera focuses not just on his flashy façade – it mainly looks at how it was created with the help of various advisors and spin doctors.

biography

French documentarian Yann L’Hénoret (1970) previously worked primarily for television, where he directed the film In the Shadow of Teddy Riner (2016), a portrait of the two-time Olympic champion in judo.

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