Political Animals

Politicians are a breed of their own, striving to serve their country while their personal dramas play out under the media spotlight's glare. Golden Glober award winner Sigourney Weaver stars as Elaine Barrish Hammond, a former first lady and current Secretary of State, who struggles to keep her family together as she deflects probing questions from prize-winning journalist Susan Berg (Carla Gugino). While resolving international crises alongside manipulative colleagues and strategizing her own Oval Office bid, Elaine must also cope with her brilliant ex-husband's philandering exploits and her twin sons' struggles with drugs and guilt (officiële tekst van distribiteur)