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"Political Beast" is a European and American drama film produced in 2012, starring James Walker, Sigourney Weaver, Sebastian Stan and Dylan Baker, among others. The film takes American politics as the background and tells the story of former First Lady Elaine Barrish who was appointed Secretary of State after her divorce and faced family breakdown while busy with government affairs.

The main line of the story revolves around the fictional 'First Family', focusing on The life of politician and mother Elaine Barrish. She served as secretary of state after her husband left, busy with domestic and foreign affairs, while trying to maintain a broken family. Elaine has to balance career and family and face various challenges.

Among them, she formed an alliance with Susan Berg, a Washington reporter who has been reporting her negative news A special relationship. Susan Berg became Elaine's most steadfast "ally", and the interaction between the two also added a lot of drama and interest to the story.

The film also highlights Elaine’s two sons, among which the protagonist’s son Doug is a rising star in the American political arena. He has the appearance of a "future president" and is currently serving as the chief of staff under his mother. However, his brother's drug addiction made Doug very worried. He not only had to face the test of his political future, but also cared about his brother's situation.

The whole movie reflects the life troubles and political struggles of politicians’ families It reveals the complex relationship between power and family in real society. At the same time, the film also involves some family issues, such as marriage breakdown, the growth and struggle of family members, etc., allowing the audience to feel the real life behind the politicians.