A Perfect Candidate
1996 • Seventh Art Releasing
Disproving the adage that there are no second acts in American life, Iran/Contra legend Oliver North re-emerges to challenge incumbent Charles Robb in a hotly contested 1994 Virginia senatorial race.
“A trenchant political documentary on a par with The War Room. It would be hard to find a more chilling view of the American electoral process than what A Perfect Candidate captures on screen.” – The New York Times
“By taking the process back to the essentials and by showing the passion of the people who get involved, American Candidate restores some of your faith in politics in a way that the major candidates and the party conventions no longer can.” - The Chicago Tribune
“Campaigning is one of the most splendid forms of American theater” - The Washington Post
Awards
Emmy Nominee, Best Documentary
Independent Spirit Award Nominee, Best Documentary