Fahrenheit 9/11 movie

Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Fahrenheit 9/11 is an award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25 2004. Because of its harsh critique of the Bush Administration, it generated much controversy around the time of its release.The film has since been released in 42 more countries and holds the record for highest box office receipts by a general release documentary. The title derives from Ray Bradburys dystopian science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 (and the film of the same name) and the September 11, 2001 attacks. The film debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival in the documentary film category and was awarded the Palme dOr (Golden Palm), the festivals highest award, by an international jury (four North Americans, four Europeans, and one Asian).It presents a critical look at George W.

Bush, his presidency and the War on Terrorism. The documentary has another theme of criticizing the American corporate media for being "cheerleaders" for the war in Iraq, and not providing an accurate and objective analysis of what led to the Iraq invasion and the resulting casualties there.As of January 2005, the film had grossed nearly US$120 million in U.S. box office, and over US$220 million worldwide,1 an unprecedented amount for a political documentary; Sony reported first-day DVD sales of two million copies, again a new record for the genre. 2Cannes Film FestivalIn April 2004 the film was selected to compete for the Palme dOr at the 57th Cannes Film Festival. After its first showing in Cannes in May 2004, the film reportedly received a 20-minute standing ovation, which Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux declared "the longest standing ovation in the history of the festival". According to French news the standing ovation was over 23 minutes long.

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Fahrenheit 9/11 Cast

• Al Gore
• Byron Dorgan
• Condoleezza Rice
• Donald Rumsfeld
• George Bush
• George W. Bush
• James Baker III
• Jeffrey Toobin
• Osama bin Laden
• Richard Gephardt
• Ricky Martin
• Saddam Hussein
• Stevie Wonder
• Tom Daschle