Affairs of State

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A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail. He is left fighting not only for his career, but also his life.
  • Rating:
    R (Strong Sexual Content|Brief Drug Use|Some Violence|Language)
  • Genre:
    drama, mystery and thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Eric Bross
  • Producer:
    Eric Bross, Stephen Israel
  • Writer:
    Tom Cudworth
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Production Co:
    School Pictures, American Film Productions
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Adrian Grenier
Rob Reynolds
Mimi Rogers
Judith Baines
Thora Birch
Callie Roland
David Corenswet
Michael Lawson
David James Elliott
John Baines
Grace Victoria Cox
Darcy Baines
Faye Grant
Mary Maples
Betsy Landin
Wendy
Brandon Hardesty
Kevin
Bonnie Johnson
Gertie Hayden
Eric Bross
Director
Tom Cudworth
Screenwriter
Eric Bross
Producer
Stephen Israel
Producer
George Voskericyan
Executive Producer
Michel Amar
Executive Producer
Jon Lee Brody
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Tims Johnson
Executive Producer
John Monahan
Executive Producer
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Critic Reviews for Affairs of State

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  • In an era when so many indies are either genre exercises or quirky dramedies, a well-acted, ripped-from-the-headlines melodrama is a novelty.

    June 14, 2018 | Full Review…

    Noel Murray

    Los Angeles Times
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  • If the movie were self-aware enough to understand its true nature as glorious direct-to-video junk, it would look a whole lot less pretty, but its lurid cheap thrills would be more thrilling and lurid.

    August 14, 2018 | Full Review…

    Luke Y. Thompson

    Forbes

  • A gripping, provocative and refreshingly unpredictable political thriller.

    June 15, 2018 | Rating: 8.474858 | Full Review…

    Avi Offer

    NYC Movie Guru

  • Director Eric Bross's Affairs of State is a political thriller that plays like an adaptation of a trashy romance novel.

    June 14, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Derek Smith

    Slant Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Affairs of State

  • Apr 03, 2020
    Affairs of State is a provocative political thriller that's not quite sure where it's going. When an ambitious political aid attempts to sleep his way to the top his affair with a candidate's wife threatens to destroy lives and careers. Unfortunately the film seems to be more concerned with the main character's sexcapades than the political maneuvering and conniving of the campaign. And the political landscape is a little hard to follow, as it tries to avoid labels yet makes allusions to current issues. Also, the cast is rather lackluster (despite featuring Thora Birch and Mimi Rogers). Kind of a mess, Affairs of State is a disappointing film that doesn't quite work.
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