Emmanuel Macron: les coulisses d'une victoire (2017)

	Also Known As: Emmanuel Macron: Behind the Rise
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Yann L'Hénoret
	Actors: Emmanuel Macron, Pierre Arditi, François Bayrou
	Country: F
	Genre: Documentary
	Conditions of visioning: 30.07.2017, VOD, 10" tablet screen
Synopsis: Following the candidate to the French 2017 presidential election until victory day.
Review: I was curious to know more about how our new president reached this position, as I didn't follow closely his rise when it happened. This Documentary produced by the French channel TF1 fills this gap. It is made of footage shot within the close circle of the then-candidate, put together in chronological order without any narration, only some written indication of time, place and current events. This makes the Documentary seem more partial, although the editing choices guide the audience. I felt the Documentary to be quite informative about the main events in the campaign, and showing interesting behind-the-scenes reactions that shed a bit of light on the character of the man and his entourage, although in the end it is more a collection of footage than a Documentary based on research (thus my relatively low rating). I wonder if the Macron team had any say in the final cut. I also wonder if TF1 followed other candidates and only released a Documentary with the footage from the winning team.
Rating: 5 /10