La Fever (on Netflix): anatomy of a media-political crisis in the world of football. This series by Éric Benzekri, creator of Baron noir, with Nina Meurisse, Ana Girardot and Benjamin Biolay, tackles the question of identity head-on.
“Little by little it became impossible to exchange a reasonable word with anyone. The most peaceful, the most good-natured were intoxicated by the vapors of blood. And friends had transformed, overnight, into fanatical patriots. There was only one thing left to do, to withdraw into oneself and remain silent as long as the fever lasted..."