On July 6, 2020, in the midst of a health crisis, Emmanuel Macron appointed Éric Dupond-Moretti to head the Ministry of Justice. It was the big surprise of the reshuffle: France's most high-profile lawyer became Keeper of the Seals. Known for his outbursts and bloodthirsty temperament, this king of the courtrooms is also a genuine political novice.
Over a period of almost three years, we filmed a raw, unfiltered personality. But also this ambitious man, described as "Emmanuel Macron's darling", determined to thoroughly reform the institution, by putting a new stamp on the Chancellery.
Éric Dupond-Moretti is the first sitting minister of the Fifth Republic to be tried by the Court of Justice of the Republic. Our cameras followed this major judicial episode exclusively.
We set out to tell the story of this man in all his complexity. A fascinating documentary inside the mind of a rhetorical war machine.
CHARACTERISTICS
DIRECTORS : Alexandre Darmon and Matthieu Mares-Savelli
CHANNEL : France 5
FORMAT : 90'
RELEASE : 2024