Year
2018
Length
1h37m
Language
French
Le Poulain
Mathieu Sapin
Arnaud Jaurès, a 25-year-old political novice, joins the campaign team of a presidential candidate through a twist of fate. He becomes the assistant to Agnès Karadzic, the communications director—a powerful, experienced woman who both fascinates and attracts him. She shows him no quarter as she initiates him into campaign tactics; working by her side, he witnesses the dramatic turns and internal rivalries of the team, gradually shedding his naivety.
With Mathieu Sapin.
Director
Mathieu Sapin
Screenwriter
Mathieu Sapin, Noé Debré
Production
Francis Boespflug, Stéphane Parthenay
Editor
Pierre Deschamps
Director of photography
Jérôme Alméras
Composer
Nicolas Repac
Cast
Alexandra Lamy, Finnegan Oldfield, Gilles Cohen, Valérie Karsenti
Genre
Dramatic comedy
Country
France
Type
Feature film
Category
Fiction
Subtitle
English
22 August 15:00 to 16:37
Atelier LEPORELLO
Mathieu Sapin
Mathieu Sapin, born on October 7, 1974, in Dijon, is a French comic book author and illustrator. He studied illustration at the École supérieure des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg starting in 1992. From 1996 to 1998, he illustrated for the children's monthly magazine *Je bouquine* and also worked at the Angoulême Comics Museum.
He creates work for young readers, collaborating with publishers such as Bayard, Nathan, and Bréal. For adult audiences, he is a regular contributor to *Psikopat* magazine. His best-known film is *Le Poulain* (2018), a satirical comedy starring Alexandra Lamy that goes behind the scenes of a presidential campaign. He has also directed documentaries, such as *La Disparition* (2022).
He is widely known for his "reportage" comics, in which he immerses himself in closed worlds such as politics or the Ministry of the Interior. It was while observing the inner workings of power up close that he was inspired to make films.