In the form of an investigation, this documentary, filmed in Morocco and France, goes to the other side of the mirror of the beautiful photos of the kingdom, to reveal the gray areas of King Mohammed VI.

The king of Morocco has many faces; he is a discreet sovereign, at the same time progressive, authoritarian and businessman. The film explores his atypical childhood, under the rule of his father King Hassan II, an authoritarian monarch. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, Mohammed VI has launched many bold reforms. Under his leadership, Morocco has become one of the most avantgarde countries in the Arab world, particularly for women's rights. No one can deny his wise management of Islamism, as well as the positive effects of his major works policy on the Moroccan economy.

What is less known is that Mohammed VI gradually invested in many large, most profitable Moroccan companies in the banking, insurance and agricultural sectors. Its role is also dominant in mass distribution, telecoms, energy, etc.

Through numerous interviews and rare testimonies, including that of Moulay Hicham, the king's first cousin, former army soldiers, Moroccan journalists now exiled in France or the United States, the film investigates the power and the methods of Mohammed VI, on human rights, on the absence of freedom of the press, on endemic corruption in certain sectors of the administration such as the army. Catherine Graciet, the French journalist specializing in Morocco, accused of having tried to blackmail the king, by negotiating two million euros in exchange for the nonpublication of a book, also speaks for the first time on television since this affair.
This unique perspective on television allows us to understand the journey and the motivations of this mysterious character who does not like the spotlight and almost never gives interviews.

Despite the crises, the bond that unites France and the King of Morocco remains unwavering. A country so strategic for all successive French governments, from the right to the left.

Directors: JeanLouis Pérez