8.6 /10 1 Votes
97% Rotten Tomatoes Cinematography Josh Kriegman Initial release 24 January 2016 Cast Anthony Weiner | 7.6/10 IMDb 84% Metacritic Edited by Eli B. Despres Box office 1.702 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Josh Kriegman
Elyse Steinberg Produced by Christopher Clements
Elizabeth Delaune Warren
Julie Goldman
Carolyn Hepburn
Sean McGing Production
company Edgeline Films
Motto Pictures Distributed by Sundance Selects
Showtime Directors Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg Awards Critics' Choice Documentary Award Best First Documentary (Theatrical Feature) Nominations Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary Similar Audrie & Daisy, Spotlight, Citizenfour, The Overnighters, The Wolfpack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weiner is a 2016 American fly on the wall documentary film by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg about Anthony Weiner’s campaign for Mayor of New York City during the 2013 mayoral election.
Contents
Synopsis
The film follows Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin, beginning with his time in Congress and his 2011 resignation after photos of his bulging underwear appeared on Twitter. The bulk of the film is about his 2013 campaign in the Democratic Party primary for Mayor of New York City. At first his campaign is going well, with many New Yorkers willing to give him a second chance as reflected in polls putting him at or near the top of a crowded field. Then additional examples of his online sexual activity surface, including explicit text conversations with women that occurred well after his resignation from Congress. The mood of the campaign switches from exuberance to pain. Intimate views are captured of Weiner, his wife and his campaign staff struggling with the new revelations and the media firestorm that ensues. In only a couple of instances is the camera asked to leave the room.
People
People documented in the film include:
Release
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016.
Critical reception
The film received near universal acclaim by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 97% "fresh" rating based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Weiner uses sharp insight and untrammeled access to offer a portrait of a political and personal collapse that's as queasy as it is undeniably compelling."
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Permission controversy
After the film was released, Weiner claimed that "Kriegman had assured him verbally and in emails that he would not use Abedin in the film without her consent", and that Abedin never granted permission for Kriegman to use the footage. When asked if he will sue the filmmakers, Weiner didn't give a definitive answer. The filmmakers disputed that any agreement had been breached, and said they "had consent from everyone who appears in the film."