Une Affaire de principe (2024)

Title: Smoke Signals

Original Title: Une Affaire de principe

Release Date: 2024-05-01

Status: Released

Rating: 6.7/10 (from 34 votes)

Language: FR

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Production Companies: Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinéma, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique

2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure of the environmental party, suspects a setup by the tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match, potentially involving the President of the European Commission, José Barroso. Standing alone against all odds, he decides to investigate and unravel this story, which shook the foundations of the entire European institutions.