On January 22, 1963, the Élysée Treaty was signed between France and the Federal Republic of Germany. This treaty of friendship between the two great belligerents of the European continent would be the first stone to the European edifice. Sixty years later, the shockwave of the invasion of Ukraine has upset the balance of the Franco-German tandem. Faced with the eruption of an armed conflict in the heart of Europe, the Franco-German friendship will have to reinvent itself. The deflagration may act as a salutary therapy to improve relations between the two partners, who are certainly accustomed to compromise but never immune to missed acts, unspoken words, or even a certain indifference.
Focused on the major issues that have, in recent years, been able to tense relations between our two states, the film examines the new Franco-German modus vivendi, while other member states of the European Union, particularly in the East, are questioning the solidity and relevance of what is called on the French side, a couple, and on the German side, a motor. Is it still able to set the pace in the EU?
Through interviews, archives and vivid footage illustrating the daily reality of the Franco-German partnership, the film explores the realities of a major political relationship in Europe.