The Dark Money Game: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Documentary mini-series examining finance and corruption in the US political system
Year: 2025
Certificate: 15
With BAFTA, Emmy and Academy Awards under his belt for documentaries spanning everything from financial system meltdowns (Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room) to military injustice in Iraq (Taxi To The Dark Side), Alex Gibney is one of the most influential factual filmmakers around. His latest brace of compelling and worrying films zeroes in on the unseen corruption and manipulation in the way that US political campaigns are secretly financed.
Wealth Of The Wicked examines how fundraising groups from corporations to religious bodies shape what goes on in government, wondering when exactly a donation crosses the line into becoming a bribe. The other part, Ohio Confidential, ventures into even darker territory as it charts the connection between the apparent suicide of a political lobbyist and a secret $61 million slush fund. (Two episodes)
