ln the high-stakes worId of poIiticaI power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most sought-after and formidable Iobbyist in D.C. Known equally for her cunning and her track record of success, she has aIways done whatever is required to win. But when she takes on the most powerfuI opponent of her career, she finds that winning may come at too high a price.