Christmas Day 2018. Isabelle Barrere has just been elected President of her Party. Her son Jupiter, a parlementary assistant, has been put in charge of the reception of a unique official gift: The Ortega Ham.
Acting
Nathalie Richard's controlled political matriarch chaos.
Writing
Every ham instruction is loaded with subtext.
Direction
Tight framing turns a kitchen into a battlefield.
Director
Carlos Abascal Peiró
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Ortega ham is a real diplomatic gift in French politics, making this a biting satire of actual bureaucratic ritual.
Director Carlos Abascal Peiró based Jupiter on his own experience as a parliamentary assistant—every humiliation is autobiographical.
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