From Alex Gibney, the documentarian responsible for Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, comes Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, “an in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.”
Whether you groaned or reveled when Spitzer’s prostitute and accompanying scandal made waves nationwide, Client 9‘s trailer promises a compelling doc that delves deeper than the headlines. What grabbed my attention – Spitzer doesn’t play victim.
Check it out:
From Apple:
“Nicknamed “The Sheriff of Wall Street,” when he was NY’s Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America’s largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as Governor, with the largest margin in the state’s history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation’s first Jewish President. Then, shockingly, Spitzer’s meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer – the paragon of rectitude – had been caught seeing prostitutes. As his powerful enemies gloated, his supporters questioned the timing of it all: as the Sheriff fell, so did the financial markets, in a cataclysm that threatened to unravel the global economy. With unique access to the escort world as well as friends, colleagues and enemies of the ex-Governor (many of whom have come forward for the first time) the film explores the hidden contours of this tale of hubris, sex, and power.”
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer will be available for i-Tunes download October 1st, and hits theaters November 5th.
Will you saddle up for Client 9?