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Weiner

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 36m
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Weiner (2016)
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An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.
IMDb RATING
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  • Directors
    • Josh Kriegman
    • Elyse Steinberg
  • Writers
    • Josh Kriegman
    • Elyse Steinberg
    • Eli B. Despres
  • Stars
    • Anthony Weiner
    • Huma Abedin
    • Jordan Zain Weiner
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Josh Kriegman
    • Elyse Steinberg
  • Writers
    • Josh Kriegman
    • Elyse Steinberg
    • Eli B. Despres
  • Stars
    • Anthony Weiner
    • Huma Abedin
    • Jordan Zain Weiner
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    • 53User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 wins & 54 nominations total

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    Anthony Weiner
    Anthony Weiner
    • Self
    Huma Abedin
    Huma Abedin
    • Self
    Jordan Zain Weiner
    • Self
    Barbara Morgan
    • Self - Communications Director
    George McDonald
    • Self
    Camille Joseph
    • Self - Campaign Manager
    Amit Bagga
    • Self - Senior Advisor
    Maura Tracy
    • Self - Senior Staffer
    Sydney Leathers
    • Self
    Andrew Noh
    • Self - Campaign Aide
    Adam S. Barta
    • Self
    Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stephen Colbert
    Stephen Colbert
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bill de Blasio
    Bill de Blasio
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Saul Kessler
    • Self
    Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jane Lynch
    Jane Lynch
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Josh Kriegman
      • Elyse Steinberg
    • Writers
      • Josh Kriegman
      • Elyse Steinberg
      • Eli B. Despres
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    • Trivia
      Anthony Weiner declined to endorse the completed film upon release and claimed he had no intention of even seeing the documentary, adding "I already know how it ends."
    • Quotes

      Anthony Weiner: [after being called an asshole by a stranger] It takes one to know one, jackass.

    • Connections
      Features Meet the Press (1947)
    • Soundtracks
      In 3s
      Written by Mike D (as Michael Louis Diamond), Adam Horovitz (as Adam Keefe Horovitz), Money Mark (as Mark Ramos Nishita) and Adam Yauch (as Adam Nathaniel Yauch)

      Published by Brooklyn Dust Music, Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc.

      Administered by Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc.

      Performed by Beastie Boys

      Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews53

    Review
    Top review
    A disgraced politician lets it all hang out in this memorable documentary.
    "I did a lot of things. But I did a lot of other things, too." Anthony Weiner

    The tragicomic story of seven-term congressman from New York, Anthony Weiner, is almost too absurd to be true. After resigning from Congress over sexting, while waging a vigorous 2013 campaign for mayor of NYC, Weiner is disclosed to have texted again visions of his maleness to other women than his wife, Huma Abedin. The tragedy is that this aide to then Senator Hillary Clinton is an accomplished woman, totally undeserving the abject humiliation her husband's sexting has caused her.

    Filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg in this fascinating doc called Weiner gained permission from him to film his most intimate moments of the campaign, especially with his wife while his tech-straying disgrace is made public. While for us commoners, such peccadilloes amount to little in a public forum (but much, of course, in the personal arena), these moments are heart-rending to see: This accomplished wife forces herself, with barely a smile, to support her husband.

    The ancient Greeks knew well the flaws and foibles of celebrities gone wild. In this revelation of hubris, an overweening pride that comes before the fall, even the tragedians might not have dared to show the Congressman sexting even after his initial exposure (so to speak). Yes, he sends photos of his masculinity to a 22 year old woman, who will complete his ignominy by revealing them to a press overjoyed at a second round.

    The despair is that he had seemingly come back into the good graces of the public, only to be outed again and lose that support and the mayoral primary to Bill DeBlasio. The documentary is there for the grand moments of revelation and shame, none more poignant than privately with his wife, who seems almost shell-shocked by the new revelation.

    Unfortunately, the quotes at the beginning of this review are the most insight we ever get, despite the filmmakers' intimacy, to help us understand why such a gifted populist should so carelessly toss away his position and reputation. Perhaps his wife's mute incredulity stands for our own.

    In the end we must conclude with a saying never more appropriate than here: "Who knows the secrets of the human heart?"
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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • IFC Films
      • Madman Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Вайнер
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Edgeline Films
      • Motto Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,676,108
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $84,173
      • May 22, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,715,955
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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