In Le Grand Jeu , the pen is literally mightier than the sword, but it is also much more dangerous. The film revitalizes the political thriller genre by focusing not on soldiers or spies, but on a "has-been" novelist. This choice highlights a cynical truth: in modern politics, the person who crafts the narrative is more powerful than the person who holds the office.

The film's plot centers on Pierre Blum (Melvil Poupaud), a former novelist who is hired by a mysterious, influential man named Joseph Paskin (André Dussollier) to ghostwrite a manifesto intended to destabilize the government. It won the Prix Louis-Delluc for Best First Film in 2015.

(2015), directed by Nicolas Pariser, is a French political thriller that explores the intersection of literature, power, and state secrets.