Promises (2022)

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Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?

• Released: 2022-01-26
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 133 votes

Directed by Thomas Kruithof.

Top cast

• Isabelle Huppert as Clémence Collombet
• Reda Kateb as Yazid Jabbi
• Naidra Ayadi as Naidra
• Jean-Paul Bordes as Michel Kupta
• Soufiane Guerrab as Esposito
• Laurent Poitrenaux as Jérôme Narvaux
• Hervé Pierre as Pierre Messac
• Walid Afkir as Kamel
• Stefan Crepon as Guillaume Mars
• Vincent Garanger as Chaumette

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