La candidate

A Senate hearing room, winter. A gavel cracks the air like ice breaking. Two women face off behind glass—one wields every dossier, the other wears only resolve. A throwback thriller where policy reads like a pistol.

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Rod Lurie directed La candidate in 2000. See Rod Lurie's full filmography, where to start with Rod Lurie, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rod Lurie.

La candidate was released in 2000 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 126 minutes.