Movie Story : Clémence, a determined mayor of a town on the outskirts of Paris, is in the last stretch of her political career. Alongside her loyal deputy Yazid, she has spent years battling the poverty, joblessness and exploitative landlords that afflict her community. When an offer to join the national government as a minister arrives, her long-suppressed ambition begins to stir, pulling her devotion to the people who elected her into doubt. The question becomes whether her principles and campaign pledges can withstand the pull of power.