He goes from candidate for the presidency of the Republic to promotion officer for Urban distribution, a film company whose vocation, displayed, is to
"distribute auteur films without conditions of genre, budget or nationality"
.
Philippe Poutou, who achieved 0.76% in the 2022 presidential election, has just found a new job at the age of 55 in line with his political ideas.
For Urban Distribution, he will therefore have to put forward a catalog of works which, it is clearly claimed, intend to fight “
against racism, homophobia, social injustices, abuse of power and corruption
”.
In
Le Film Français
the future mission of Philippe Poutou is more precisely detailed.
He will assume
“the responsibility of bringing together the associative organizations linked to the themes of the various feature films released by the company, supporting the presentation sessions and leading the debates.”
Urban Distribution has two privileged partners, as mentioned on its website, the Syndicat des Distributors Indépendants (SDI) and the Creative Europe Media Program, an entity of the European Union.
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A political cinema
The NPA leader already knows what his first task will be.
He must ensure the promotion of the animated film for adults
Black Is Beltza 2: Ainhoa
directed by the Basque activist Fermin Muguruza.
The script recounts, through the initiatory journey of its heroine Ainhoa,
"the end of the Cold War and Spanish police repression against a new generation of Basque activists thirsty for music and freedom"
, according to the Urban website. Distribution.
It is due out in theaters on November 16.
The month of November will be very busy for Philippe Poutou since he will also be one of the main actors in the committed documentary
Il nous reste la anger,
which looks back on the commitment of the CGT union leader, from 2007, during the social conflict at the Ford factory in Blanquefort.
A pleasant memory, since it marks his first union success, but also unpleasant for the current municipal councilor of Bordeaux, who will end up being dismissed in 2019.