Affairs of State

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Affairs of State

"Politics is the second oldest profession"

2018

1h 38m

4.9(38 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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David Corenswet

Michael Lawson

David James Elliott

Senator John Boland Baines

Thora Birch

Callie Roland

Mimi Rogers

Judith Baines

Adrian Grenier

Rob Reynolds

Faye Grant

Mary Maples

Grace Victoria Cox

Darcy Baines

Eugena Washington

Tanya Jones

Betzaida Landín

Wendy

Brandon Hardesty

Kevin

Creative team

Directed by: Eric Bross
Written by: Tom Cudworth
Produced by: Stephen Israel
Eric Bross

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