Pauline, a devoted and generous home help nurse, raises her two children alone, while also looking after her father, a former steelworker. Taking advantage of her popularity, the directors of an extremist political party suggest she become their candidate at the mayoral elections.
Émilie Dequenne
as Pauline Duhez
André Dussollier
as Philippe Berthier
Guillaume Gouix
as Stéphane Stankowiak, dit Stanko
Catherine Jacob
as Agnès Dorgelle
Anne Marivin
as Nathalie Leclerc
Patrick Descamps
as Jacques Duhez
Michel Ferracci
as Dominique Orsini
Jean-Louis Sbille
as M. Biaggi
Charlotte Talpaert
as Nada Belisha
Cyril Descours
as Jean-Baptiste Verhaeghe
Stéphane Caillard
as Victoire Vasseur
Gérard Dubouche
as François Marcillac