Baron Noir

Between the first two rounds of the French presidential election, Mayor of Dunkirk Philippe Rickwaert, the friend and personal advisor to the Socialist candidate Francis Laugier, is warned there will be a financial investigation in a social housing office in Dunkirk which he misused to finance the campaign.

Released from prison between the two rounds of the presidential election, yet still monitored by an electronic bracelet, Philippe Rickwaert attempts to convince socialist candidate Amélie Dorendeu to review her strategy. He wants her to strike an alliance with Michel Vidal, leader of the radical left party. But soon, the Baron Noir is overtaken by his own maneuvers, which threaten to weaken Dorendeu. They now run the risk of a National Front victory.

Philippe Rickwaert celebrates the end of his ineligibility with an ambitious plan: to revive the Socialist Party from its ashes in order to run for president and disrupt the three-way race between President Amélie Dorendeu, Vidal's "left-wing populism," and Chalon's far right. Immediately, the blows rain down, but Philippe must above all face a questioning that touches the heart of his political identity...