Tonight in its continuing Monday night series of political documentaries, The Sundance Channel will air the Emmy-nominated A Perfect Candidate (1996), directed by R.J. Cutler and David Van Taylor.

Sometimes horrifying, often hilarious, A Perfect Candidate is a revealing journey into the dark heart of American politics. In 1994 former Marine Oliver North re-emerged from the Iran-Contra scandal to run for the U.S. Senate. In this hotly contested race, the filmmakers were granted astonishing access to the back room games played by the candidates, their handlers, and the press. A chilling yet darkly funny look into the modern American political process.

• "One of a small handful of essential films about politcs in this country." - Washington Post
• "Two Thumbs Up!" - Siskel & Ebert
• "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." - New York Times
• "A Sharp Conscious, Startling Portrait of Modern America!" - LA Weekly

A Perfect Candidate airs tonight at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific on The Sundance Channel
(DirecTV Channel 549 / Dish Network Channel 332).