Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

A hard-hitting political investigation exposing the secret ties and illicit campaign financing between Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Director

Yannick Kergoat

Country

France

Runtime

104 min.

Year

2025

Format

DOCK 2026 Official Selection

Synopsis

This investigative documentary delves into one of the most explosive political corruption and geopolitical scandals of the 21st century. The film uncovers a web of covert financial transactions, suitcases of cash, shadowy intermediaries, and backroom diplomatic negotiations through which Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi allegedly financed Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 French presidential campaign. Utilizing testimonies from key whistleblowers, investigative journalists, intelligence insiders, and government officials, the film examines how high-level diplomatic charm offensives and state visits in Paris escalated into the 2011 military intervention in Libya and the eventual death of Gaddafi. The narrative raises critical questions regarding high-level state corruption, international diplomacy, betrayal, and the lengths to which political elites go to protect their secrets.

Screenings

18 Sep 2026, 19:45

Trailer

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