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I Don’t Have the Codes

Sep 22, 2025
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This is the story of an ordinary man transformed by history. A simple baker from Besançon who became a political symbol of resistance. That of a France that knows how much it needs others to grow. Of working classes rejecting the siren calls of populism. He says: "I was nothing and I became a monster" to express the vertigo of his transformation. And so the baker entered politics, visited the United States in the footsteps of Martin Luther King, brought aid to the Ukrainians, and ran for legislative elections. Fearless. Fighting with all his heart. It is this inspiring, touching, and funny human epic that Pedro da Fonseca's camera followed closely, capturing his doubts, his hesitations, and his emotions.

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CAST

Stéphane Ravacley
Self : Artisan Baker & Activist
Laye Fodé Traoré
Self : Baker
Directed by Pedro Brito da Fonseca

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Premières Lignes Télévision, CNC, Angoa-Agicoa, PROCIREP, France Télévisions
Country
FR

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