Director: Eromose
A campaign finance investigation turns into something far more dangerous in this 2023 political thriller from director Eromose.
What is 88 about?
Working inside the finance operation of a leading presidential campaign, a financial director starts pulling at loose threads in the super PAC's donor ledgers. What looks at first like sloppy bookkeeping hardens into a pattern, then into evidence of a scheme reaching well past the campaign office. As pressure mounts from colleagues and unnamed backers alike, the investigation forces a reckoning between personal loyalty and the public record. William Fichtner, Orlando Jones, and Thomas Sadoski round out a cast led by Brandon Victor Dixon and Naturi Naughton, playing operatives who each have a stake in whether the truth comes out.
Cast & crew
Brandon Victor Dixon anchors the film as the finance director whose curiosity sets the plot in motion, with Naturi Naughton providing a steady counterweight. Character actor William Fichtner brings his familiar coiled intensity to a supporting role, while Orlando Jones and Thomas Sadoski fill out the campaign's inner circle with performances that keep the political machinery feeling lived-in rather than abstract.
Context & significance
Released in 2023, 88 belongs to a run of American thrillers that use the mechanics of a presidential campaign — polling, fundraising, opposition research — as the backdrop for a conspiracy story rather than the subject itself. The title nods to the ballot-line number assigned to the fictional candidate at the center of the donor scandal, a small detail that roots the story in the granular procedure of an election rather than its speeches.
Where & how to watch
88 streams on K-Time with a Farsi-friendly interface, and both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles are available for this title. Watching requires a free K-Time account login; this page itself is free to read without signing in.