Le bal des menteurs
Directed by Daniel LeConteMarch 2, 2011 3h 28mDocumentary
7.1
From September 21 through October 23, 2009 the "Clearstream" trial took place at the Paris law courts. A plot full of suspense and an exceptional cast combine in this political thriller that opposed Nicholas Sarkozy and Dominique de Villepin, a French president in power and a former Prime Minister. Scheming, political maneuvering, slanderous accusations, theft, forgery and use of forged documents, with for weapon, falsified listings - falsified with the aim of killing... politically speaking. This documentary film shaped like a fictional one retraces this insane affair. The court vestibules and waiting rooms, along with interviews behind closed doors, provide an unexpected theater for an historical trial, where leading figures of the Bar fix a date to have it out and their clients try to save their skins.
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Le bal des menteurs was released on March 2, 2011.
Le bal des menteurs was directed by Daniel LeConte.
Le bal des menteurs has a runtime of 3h 28m.
Le bal des menteurs was produced by Daniel LeConte.
From September 21 through October 23, 2009 the "Clearstream" trial took place at the Paris law courts. A plot full of suspense and an exceptional cast combine in this political thriller that opposed Nicholas Sarkozy and Dominique de Villepin, a French president in power and a former Prime Minister. Scheming, political maneuvering, slanderous accusations, theft, forgery and use of forged documents, with for weapon, falsified listings - falsified with the aim of killing... politically speaking. This documentary film shaped like a fictional one retraces this insane affair. The court vestibules and waiting rooms, along with interviews behind closed doors, provide an unexpected theater for an historical trial, where leading figures of the Bar fix a date to have it out and their clients try to save their skins.
The key characters in Le bal des menteurs are Self (Yves Bertrand), Self (Dominique de Villepin), Self (Jean-Louis Gergorin).
Le bal des menteurs is a Documentary film.
Le bal des menteurs has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.