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Affairs Of State (film)
''Affairs of State'' is a 2018 American political thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring David Corenswet, Thora Birch, David James Elliott, Grace Victoria Cox, Mimi Rogers, and Adrian Grenier. It was released in select theaters and via video on demand on June 15, 2018, by Lionsgate. Synopsis A young congressional aide, Michael Lawrence (David Corenswet), has an affair with the wife (Mimi Rogers) of his boss, Senator John Baines (David James Elliott). Meanwhile, Baines' ruthless top aide ( Adrien Grenier) is in his way. Lawrence then unexpectedly falls for the Senator's daughter (Grace Victoria Cox) and must go tête à tête with his leftist activist housemate (Thora Birch). Critical response Noel Murray of the ''Los Angeles Times'' stated, "an engaging if ungainly hybrid of ''The Graduate'' and ''House of Cards'', the political potboiler ''Affairs of State'' benefits greatly from being both timely and, for this day and age, uncommon. In an era when so many indies are e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Bross
Eric Bross is an American film director. He has directed numerous films since 1995. He won the Directors Guild of America's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for ''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' (2010) on Nickelodeon. He also directed ''Traffic'' for USA Network (2004), the pilot episode for USA's ''Kojak (2005 TV series), Kojak'' series starring Ving Rhames and Michale Kelly (2005), and ''Affairs of State (film), Affairs of State'', with David Corenswet. Bross grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey. He was recognized at the New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival just three years after receiving a Super 8 camera at the age of 13 and went on to study film at Montclair State University. References External links * * Film directors from New Jersey Living people Montclair State University alumni People from West Caldwell, New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |