"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…

Cast:François Mitterrand, Robert Badinter, Anne Lauvergeon, Jack Lang, Michel Charasse, Jean Daniel,

Genre:Documentary, History, TV Movie,

country:France,

Production:Les Films d'Ici, Public Sénat, France Télévisions, INA,