Movies about local government do not usually fascinate. Neither will this one.

It shows a lady Mayoress in the 93 Eastern district of Paris struggling to help residents of a housing complex where there are many problems with plumbing electricity illegal occupancy run by slum landlords.

To help her she has a trusted advisor/sidekick who really has the same level of integrity as she has and is known for.

She has decided not to run for re-election and is offered a chance to become a Minister probably for housing but the offer is fluid.

Later on the offer is withdrawn due to her frankness during an interview with an underling of the prime minister.

She then changes her mind and reneges on a promise to let an up-and-coming aide get a crack at the Mayoress gig.

So what we see in this Film is a lot of shenanigans to do with local Internecine fighting, with egos with ambition and finally the Aforementioned integrity Wins the day. So it is a moral tale in which doing what is right becomes more important than ambition and career-driven wishes.

Isabelle Huppert and Reta Kateb are truly really excellent here but then when is she not? The film will probably not do as well as it could due to the subject matter.

France makes more and more films about the 93 district Eastern Paris as it is so fraught with problems including racism issues centred around integration or lack of it drug dealing violence housing issues that it is truly a lodestone for filmmakers And There is really a slew of these made. Some better than others. This one is really good; mostly carried by the main two actors ...