29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron
The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron
The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron

The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron

Yann l'Hénoret / France / 2017 / World Premiere / 112 min.


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.

more about film

director: Yann l'Hénoret
producer: Justine Planchon
photography: Yann l'Hénoret

contact

AB INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS / Arianna Castoldi / 132 Avenue du Président Wilson / Saint-Denis / France / +33 1 49 17 23 85 / arianna.castoldi@groupe-ab.fr / www.ab-international.com

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2017
section:Special Event
format:DCP
language:French
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Yann l'Hénoret
original title:The Candidate: The Rise of Emmanuel Macron
country:France
year:2017
running time:112 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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