"Hilarious...like a Spinal Tap of politics." - NY Post. "One of the most compelling anti-heroes in recent memory." - indieWIRE. This intimate documentary following Anthony Weiner's tragicomic mayoral campaign won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize this year.
"A riveting excursion into fear and loathing on the campaign trail." - The Guardian
"This film doesn’t lionize Weiner or justify anything he did. What it does is capture the frenzy of politics, the iron-clad egos of politicians, and the failure of the media to cover the parts of campaigning and government that actually matter." - A.V. Club
"Weiner has it all — the surreal spectacle of contemporary retail politics, the sizzle of media madness and the mysteries of psychodrama." - Wall Street Journal
With unrestricted access to Anthony Weiner’s New York City mayoral campaign, this film reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today’s politics is driven by an appetite for spectacle. Rated R. 96 minutes.
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