Albert Dupontel returns with a new satirical comedy. The actor and director unveiled on Tuesday the trailer for Second round, his eighth film as a director. He answers to Cécile de France and Nicolas Marié, his favorite actor, who received a César for his role in his previous film. goodbye idiots.
Second round Follow the misadventures of Miss Pove, a disgraced political journalist. Envoy suivre l’entre-deux-tours de la campagne présidentielle et le favori Pierre-Henry Mercier, héritier d’une puissante famille française et novice en politique, elle mène l’enquête sur ce candidat, qu’elle a connu moins lisse dans his childhood.
“A Political Fable”
In 2021, Albert Dupontel had declared in the JDD that Second round it would be “a political fable with the dimension of a thriller”. “[J’ai] I want to talk about the people who govern us and who are incapable of recognizing their mistakes,” he added at the same time in 20 minutes.
“I know that I always say a little the same thing, but I tend to get closer and closer to reality for ten years,” he also stressed to the newspaper. “As I’ve learned to love myself better, I’ve also learned to appreciate others better and figure out how to be more understanding of my characters.”
Second roundScheduled for release on October 25, it is Albert Dupontel’s first film since the box set.goodbye idiots. This comedy starring Virginie Efira, released in 2020, gathered 2 million viewers before winning 7 Césars, including best director and best film.
Source: BFM TV
