Comedy of Power

Comedy of Power

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-02-22

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Germany

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (2318 Reviews)

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A character study. Jeanne Charmant-Killman is an investigative magistrate, tough minded, swift moving, taking on a group of political fixers who pay bribes and skim large sums for personal use. She breaks them one at a time. Meanwhile, her work takes its toll: relations with her husband are strained, and the group under investigation strikes back by tampering with the brakes of her car and placing a mole in her office. Can she stand up to the pressure, and what's her reward?

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