Fahrenheit 9/11

original title:
Fahrenheit 9/11
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122 min. , color
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F: 17 May 2004, Cannes Film Festival
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plot synopsis:
In this film, muckraker Michael Moore turns his eye on George W. Bush and his War on Terrorism agenda. He illustrates his argument about how this failed businessman with deep connections to the royal house of Saudia Arabia and the Bin Ladins got elected on fraudulent circumstances and proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When that treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush failed to take immediate action to defend his nation, only to later cynically manipulate it to serve his wealthy backers' corrupt ambitions. Through facts, footage and interviews, Moore illustrates his contention of how Bush and his cronies have gotten America into worse trouble than ever before and why Americans should not stand for it.

literature:
David Denby. "The Current Cinema: George & Me." In: The New Yorker, 28 June 2004, 108-110.
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Won two awards at the "Cannes Film Festival" in 2004.

Until now the commercially most succesful documentation of all times.
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VHS NTSC, DVD, CD