Director: Albert Dupontel
Reassigned from sports to national politics, a disgraced journalist sets out to expose a presidential front-runner who isn't quite as polished as he seems.
What is Second Tour about?
Miss Pove built her career covering soccer, but a professional fall from grace lands her back on the political beat, tailing the campaign of a wealthy heir positioned as the clear favorite to win the presidency. He presents himself as a fresh face untouched by scandal, but Pove remembers a rougher, less camera-ready version of the man from years earlier, and that memory sends her digging. What she uncovers turns her assignment into a chase full of unexpected reversals, awkward encounters with campaign staff, and moments of dark comedy drawn from the absurdity of modern political theater. The French satire moves briskly through the mechanics of a campaign trail, using Pove's outsider status — a sports reporter thrown into a world of consultants and spin — to poke at how easily image can be manufactured for public consumption.
Cast & crew
Albert Dupontel, who also directs, stars opposite Cécile de France as Miss Pove, with Nicolas Marié, David Marsais, Bertrand Usclat, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Uchan, and Bouli Lanners filling out the campaign's orbit of handlers, rivals, and hangers-on.
Context & significance
Second Tour arrived in 2023 as Dupontel's latest satirical outing, continuing a career built on comedies that take aim at institutions and public figures without losing their sense of absurdist fun. Set against a French presidential race, the film draws loosely on the rhythms of real campaign coverage while keeping its plot and characters fictional, and it fits within a long tradition of French political comedy that treats the campaign trail as fertile ground for farce.
Where & how to watch
Second Tour streams on K-Time with Farsi subtitles and dubbing, making it accessible to Persian-speaking viewers in their own language. Anyone can read this page and browse the wider catalog for free; watching the film itself requires logging into a K-Time account, and the platform's interface is presented entirely in Farsi for the Iranian diaspora audience it serves.