''Mitt'' is a 2014 American documentary film that chronicles the

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presidential campaigns of former

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governor Mitt Romney. ''Mitt'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. The film was released on

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on January 24, 2014.

Background

Director Greg Whiteley is an admirer of Mitt Romney's father

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. He was further interested in filming Romney when he heard that Romney had attended a screening of his film '' New York Doll'' and was planning to run for president. Whiteley then approached

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about making a documentary about his father's presidential bid. Mitt Romney was at first resistant to the idea of a documentary, but his wife Ann liked the idea. Although Whiteley had initially planned to only cover the 2008 election, he eventually ended up filming over a period of six years.

Synopsis

In 2006, Mitt Romney decides to run for president of the United States. During the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, he seeks to win debates against John McCain and the other Republican Party presidential candidates. After he loses the Republican nomination, he returns in 2012 to challenge incumbent

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for the White House. Meanwhile, his wife is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and he worries about disappointing his supporters and family if he loses.

Reception

''Mitt'' received mainly positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 64/100 on

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, and aggregate site

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reports 83% approval.

References

External links

*, written/directed by Greg Whiteley *
''Mitt'' at the Sundance Film Festival
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