Three good reasons to wait for “Les Promesses” with Isabelle Huppert

Once upon a time in 93. Clémence, a mayor at the end of her mandate, fights for Les Bernardins, an unhealthy city, to be integrated into the major urban renewal plan that the Élysée is preparing. Faced with the sleep merchants, and the inhabitants who no longer believe in public power, she can count on the support of Yazid, her faithful chief of staff. Until the day when an unexpected proposal turns everything upside down. In theaters on January 26, The promises is a timely thriller…

After Shadow mechanics, which explored the world of the secret services, the director Thomas Kruithof chose to tell behind the scenes of politics. From local management, as close as possible to the field, to the power games of Parisian palaces, The promises offers a look as instructive as it is tasty on the daily life of these men and women who, for some, are working to obtain our votes in a few weeks.

It is often said that political life is a ruthless universe. And which basically looks like a great real-time thriller. Hallway discussions, pretense, personal choices, human impulses… In The promises, Thomas Kruithoff focuses on all those little moments that ultimately change a life-changing decision. His staging is in tune, direct and without embellishment, in order to embark the spectator in this great whirlwind as brutal as it is unpredictable.

She is the “queen” of French cinema. After turning into an improvised drug dealer in The mum, one of the greatest successes of her career, Isabelle Huppert still amazes as a local elected official, at a pivotal stage in her life as a woman and an elected official. At his side, Reda Kateb brings finesse and conviction to his character as a faithful servant, torn between duty and feelings. A major duo, one of the most beautiful of this beginning of the year 2022 at the cinema.

>> The promises by Thomas Kruithof. With Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi. 1h38. In theaters January 26