This portrait of the British Prime Minister reveals who is behind the provocateur and public entertainer. “In the head of Boris Johnson”, documentary by Alice Cohen and Éric Albert, Tuesday February 22 at 10:25 p.m. on Arte.
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Boris Johnson will go down in history as the one that brought the United Kingdom out of the European Union. Boris Johnson is an atypical character, unclassifiable, which stands out among the leaders of the planet. Long journalist, Eurosceptic tendency and arranging with the truth, he then quickly climbed the steps of politics: deputy (while remaining a journalist), mayor of London then Prime Minister in July 2019, three years after the victory of yes to Brexit . The documentary : Inside Boris Johnson’s head written by Alice Cohen and Éric Albert, shows the complexity of this man recognizable among all with his blond hair.
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“What interested us in this film was to show what was behind the clown’s mask. We wanted to shed light on the man, his political choices, to understand where he is going to take his country.
Alice Cohenon franceinfo
“Boris Johnson is the best campaign leader. But when it comes to moving on to politics, things get tougher. He also has a unique way of dealing with chaos. He is also a poker player and he is able to make bets against the current of what is done elsewhere”, says Alice Cohen. Illustration with the Covid crisis. When the virus swept over Europe, Boris Johnson minimized its seriousness, he also boasted of continuing to shake hands with his interlocutors, including coronavirus patients. This will lead to the UK having one of the highest death rates. “But he will succeed in transforming this chaotic management into a political victory because he is betting on the vaccine. He is the only one in Europe at the time. What also characterizes him is that he is capable of anything. We saw it during the EU exit negotiations. He is going to threaten to violate a treaty he himself signed on the Northern Irish protocol!” says Alice Cohen.
No mention of the “partygate”, these parties organized by the Prime Minister in full confinement, because the film was already finished. But it allows us to understand how Boris Johnson got there: “He is someone who cannot stand constraint. His driving force is himself. He is a star before being a politician”, concludes Alice Cohen.