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The Conquest (2011 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Conquest' is a 2011 French Biographical film on Nicolas Sarkozy directed by Xavier Durringer.
Plot
On May 6, 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy, between two phone calls to his wife Ccilia, remembers the past five years. In 2002, he returned to the forefront of political life by being appointed interior minister by President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Gradually, he managed to make a name and decided to prepare to succeed President Chirac at the Elysee in 2007. However, he must cope with significant challenges as his rivalry with the Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin, or the secret romance with Cecilia advertising Richard Attias and his affair with the journalist Anne Fulda.
Cast
* Denis Podalyds as Nicolas Sarkozy
* Florence Pernel as Ccilia Sarkozy
* Bernard Le Coq as Jacques Chirac
* Michle Moretti as Bernadette Chirac
* Hippolyte Girardot as Claude Guant
* Samuel Labarthe as Dominique de Villepin
* Emmanuel Noblet as Bruno Le Maire
* Pierre Cassignard as Frdric Lefebvre
* Michel Bompoil as Henri Guaino
* Sada Jawad as Rachida Dati
* Grard Chaillou as Jean-Louis Debr
* Yann Babile as Richard Attias
* Laurent Claret as Philippe Rondot
* Dominique Daguier as Jean-Louis Gergorin
* Grgory Fitoussi as Laurent Solly
* Dominique Besnehard as Pierre Charon
* Nicolas Moreau as Pierre Giacometti
* Jrmie Fontaine as Louis Sarkozy
* Mathias Mlekuz as Franck Louvrier
* Fabrice Cals as Michal Darmon
* Laurent Olmedo as Philippe Ridet
* Bruno Lpez as Jean-Franois Achilli
* Jean-Pierre Lonardini as Bruno Jeudy
* Marine Royer as Delphine Byrka
* Monica Abularach as Elodie Grgoire
Production
The movie was presented the same day of its release date to the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, on May 18, 2011.
Critical reception
The movie was well received by the critics. , the film holds a 77% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews with an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. Metacritic gave the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 14 critics.
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