Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 Wins Top Prize at Cannes

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Michael Moore’s controversial new documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11 — a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept. 11 attacks — has won the Palme D’Or at the 57th annual Cannes Film Festival, the first documentary to ever do so.
“I have this great hope that things are going to change,” said Moore after tearing into Bush with his emotion-charged documentary in the run-up to November’s presidential election.
With Moore’s customary blend of humour and polemic, Fahrenheit 9/11 accuses the Bush camp of stealing the 2000 election, overlooking terrorism warnings before Sept. 11 and fanning fears of more attacks to secure Americans’ support for the Iraq war.
For information on the other winners at Cannes, click on the Indie Wire.

Raymond Tomlin

Raymond Tomlin is a veteran journalist and educator who has written frequently on the political realm — municipal, provincial and federal — as well as on cinema, mainstream popular culture, the arts, and technology.

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1 thought on “Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 Wins Top Prize at Cannes”

  1. Excellent use of film prize to telegraph to America how it is seen by the rest of the world. I was just in New York, and I don’t think they believe how the rest of us feel, their judgement is clouded by the emotional need to support the troops.

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