The series "A Thousand Lives of Bernard Tapie" tells the story of the rise of one of the most iconic and controversial French public figures. Born in 1943 into a poor working-class family, Bernard Tapie managed to achieve great success in his life. Throughout his journey, he worked as an electrical engineer, served in the military, became a businessman, president of the football club "Olympique Marseille," a patron of the arts, a politician, Minister of Urban Affairs in France, and even a prisoner.