On May 13, the documentary entitled “Le Bus: Les Bleus en Grève” was released on Netflix. The opportunity to return to one of the darkest pages in the history of French football.
According to the specialized newsletter Netflix & Chiffres, this project carried out by Christophe Astruc and Jérôme Fritel achieved a launch described as ” correct “.
In fact, 2.1 million people watched it during the first five days it was available on the famous platform.
This is probably the “best launch of a European documentary released on a Wednesday”. A score also favored by “the absence of much competition in the sector”. “The Bus: Les Bleus en Grève” is positioned in fourth place in the Netflix global top for productions in a language that is not English.
Domenech, the headliner
The buzz around this release was considerable in France. Notably because several protagonists of the Knysna fiasco testify in it. In particular Raymond Domenech, who had entrusted his diary from the time to the directors for the occasion.
An initiative that the former coach of the France team seems to regret. The ex-companion of journalist Estelle Denis criticizes the documentary for relying on a selection of biased extracts from her personal notes, giving a truncated vision of the events.
