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Weekend Film Series to feature Spitzer documentary and British comedy –‘Down Terrace’

An Oscar-shortlisted documentary and an award-winning dark British comedy will screen in Bermuda on Sunday.‘Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer’ looks at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.Nicknamed “The Sheriff of Wall Street” when he was New York’s Attorney General, Mr Spitzer prosecuted some of America’s largest financial institutions and most powerful executives.After his election as governor with the largest margin in the state’s history, many believed that Mr Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation’s first Jewish President.Then The New York Times revealed that Mr Spitzer had been caught seeing prostitutes.The movie will screen at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute at 3pm.British comedy ‘Down Terrace’ follows at 5.15pm.Father and son gangsters Bill and Karl get out of jail following a mysterious crime, and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police.The family business is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of ‘Down Terrace’ aren’t feeling terribly trusting of one another.The film features stars of such beloved British TV shows as ‘Spaced’, ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’.The film won the Best UK Feature award at the British Independent Film Awards, and a Jury Prize at the Raindance Film Festival in London.Both films are rated R.The Weekend Film Series is a joint production of Bermuda Documentary Film Festival director Duncan Hall and the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI).Tickets, $15, can be purchased in the Oceans Gift Shop at the BUEI, or by telephone, 297-7314.