Inside fast-paced political thriller THE CANDIDATE

The Candidate (aka The Realm) is an award-winning Spanish nail-biter from the producers of The Secret in their Eyes and Dogman.

Manuel (Antonio de la Torre), an influential regional politician whose high-class lifestyle is based on nefarious and illegal business, had everything in his favour to take the leap into national politics. However, as a leak involving him in a corruption scandal threatens to break his entire party, he becomes trapped in a struggle for survival.

It’s House of Cards meets Michael Clayton in this exciting, fast-paced political thriller. “Acclaim should carry it far among those craving intrigue, suspense and muckraking social commentary.” VARIETY

Signature Entertainment presents The Candidate in Cinemas and on Digital HD 2nd August 2019