Promises in Paris (Les Promesses) is the title of the French drama directed by Thomas Kruithof that opens today in cinemas, starring Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi and Jean-Paul Bordes, among others.
After a career as mayor of a town near Paris, Clémence (Isabelle Huppert) faces her biggest challenge yet: running for minister. Courageous and determined, she has always worked with the most disadvantaged to save the city from poverty and unemployment with the help of her faithful right-hand man Yazid (Reda Kateb), but now, this new position will awaken in her an unknown ambition. Will she be able to maintain her commitment to the citizens and her political integrity or will she end up succumbing to power?