Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11 is a high-grossing, award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004. The film has since been released in 42 more countries and holds the record for highest box office receipts by a general release documentary.

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Documentary film - American - Michael Moore - Canada - June 25 - 2004

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The film generated a great deal of controversy. It presents a critical look at the administration of George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism. The Los Angeles Times described the film as "an alternate history of the last four years on the U.S. political scene." http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=14 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 civilian casualties there.

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Generated a great deal of controversy - George W. Bush - War on Terrorism - Los Angeles Times - Iraq

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The film has been denounced by some conservatives as misleading propaganda, and praised by other observers as a valuable perspective on the Bush administration's response to 9/11 that the American media have not broadcast. Moore himself has called it an "op-ed piece" while vehemently defending its factual accuracy. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20040621_1510.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/25/moore.film/index.html#1http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1140895.htm. The film debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival in the documentary film category and was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm), the festival's highest award, by an international jury (four Americans, four Europeans, and one Asian).

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Conservatives - Propaganda - Media - Op-ed - 2004 Cannes Film Festival - Documentary film - Palme d'Or - Americans - Europe - Asia

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As of January, 2005, the film has grossed nearly US$120 million in U.S. box office, and over US$220 million worldwide; an unprecedented amount for a political documentary; Sony reported first-day DVD sales of two million copies, again a new record for the film genre. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6457112 The film has grossed a further $99 million overseas.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fahrenheit911.htm

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As of January, 2005 - US$ - U.S. box office - Political - DVD sales

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To attack Moore financially, the anti-Moore site moorewatch.com posted a link to a BitTorrent file containing a version of the movie taped at a cinema. The distributors expressed unhappiness and suggested potential legal action, but according to the Sunday Herald, the director himself was reported as stating "I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour".

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