Promises

Promises (Les Promesses, 2022) is a French political drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Thomas Kruithof. Isabelle Huppert plays Clémence, the mayor of a struggling town just outside Paris, serving out the last term of her career.

For years she and her loyal deputy Yazid (Reda Kateb) have fought the same fight here — unemployment, slum landlords, families left behind. Then a cabinet post lands on the table. Suddenly every campaign promise has a price, and Clémence has to decide what her word is actually worth. Huppert carries the whole thing in close-up, playing a principled woman quietly bargaining against herself. A patient, grown-up film for anyone who likes politics shown without speeches or slogans. Stream Promises (2022) online on iFILM.