Eldorado on Arte: Jérémie Renier and Karim Leklou in the sniffer-plane affair

A machine supposedly capable of detecting oil from the sky becomes an object of desire in Eldorado, the series airing on Arte. Louis Farge directs Jérémie Renier and Karim Leklou in this drama inspired by the oil-sniffing planes affair, set against the backdrop of an oil crisis.

In 1976, Arnaud de Toledo and Florindo Bonamici sought backing for Omega, an invention they claimed could detect resources buried underground. The Elf Aquitaine group took an interest in their method and tasked Léo Sarda with assessing its potential. The scientific claims then took on an industrial and political dimension.

Created by Tarek Haoudy and Nacim Mehtar, this French-Belgian series consists of six episodes. Laurent Capelluto plays Bonamici, alongside Clémentine Fargeas-Sichler, Marie Colomb, David Marsais and Patrick Chesnais. The Originals Productions produces it with Arte France, Beside Productions and RTBF.

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