'The Ides of March' an absorbing political thriller

Ryan Gosling stars as Stephen Meyers, campaign press secretary to Mike Morris (Clooney), a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, in George Clooney's adaptation of the stage drama 'Farragut North'.

Savvy, self-assured, and blessed with a preternatural ability to spin a story in his candidate's favour, Stephen is a fast-rising figure with a dazzlingly bright future.