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A President, Europe and War

2022 · 114 min

A sober, fly-on-the-wall look at high-stakes diplomacy, tense and talky, watching history unfold in phone calls and closed rooms.

Directed by
Laurence Thomas-Dutour, Guy Lagache
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin
Overview
They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During France's presidency of the EU, President Macron takes on the task of negotiating with President Putin in an attempt to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we get to follow the diplomatic game behind the scenes and hear parts of their phone conversations.

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Directed by
Laurence Thomas-Dutour, Guy Lagache
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin
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    • politics
    • war
    • power
    • deception
    • fate
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    adult
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    • true story
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    • Language mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Laurence Thomas-Dutour, Guy Lagache
    Written by
    Guy Lagache
    Starring
    Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Isabelle Dumont, Étienne de Poncins, Anne-Sophie Bradelle, Emmanuel Bonne, Philippe Lavilliers
    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    English, French, Russian, German, Ukrainian

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