2016 ( France | USA ) ( Drama, Thriller )
DIRECTOR: John Madden
STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. Hungry for a challenge, she joins forces with a highly principled lobbyist, Rodolfo Schmidt (Mark Strong). He’s backing a bill that will require gun buyers to submit to background checks. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
What follows is a good old-fashioned John Grisham style political thriller with canny timing; a film about corruption in the highest corridors of power. Fiction surely?!
(2hr 12min)