Politics of Love

Politics of Love

The one about the black Republican

2011 · 93 min · ★ 3.3 · Romance, Comedy

Politics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when a sexy, savvy, African-American conservative Republican reluctantly falls for his Democratic counterpart: a beautiful Indian-American Obama campaign volunteer. Sparks fly, tempers flare, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of lovers in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?

Directed by William Dear · Written by Gary Goldstein

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Brian J. White Kyle Franklin
Mallika Sherawat Aretha Gupta
Loretta Devine Shirlee Gupta
Gerry Bednob Vijay Gupta
Anil Raman Marvin Gupta
Carlene Moore Kathleen
Ruby Dee

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