Sicko
Michael Moore
USA
2007
If we can find money to kill people, you can find money to help people.
113", 35mm
Color, English
about the film
Filmmaker and much-loved agitator Michael Moore follows the massive success of Farenheit 9/11 with his funniest and most moving film to date, although the fact that the USA is the only developed nation which lacks a universal health care system hardly seems like a laughing matter. 50 million Americans have no health care insurance and no way to get it; many more who think they are covered are liable to find themselves falling foul of absurd loopholes denying them their benefits. Beginning with the heart-rending testimonies of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been shattered by the discovery that their insurance was worthless when they or their families got ill, Moore shows how the Nixon regime ushered in a system whereby healthcare is exploited for profit in the private sector, rather than being seen as an essential public service like education or law enforcement. Journeys abroad provide some of the wittiest scenes, as he makes comparisons with the health services in England, France, Canada and Cuba, pointing out the irony that Guantanamo Bay detainees enjoy better medical care than 9/11 volunteers.
about the director
Michael Moore was born in Michigan in 1954. After dropping out from University of Michigan-Flint, he founded the weekly magazine The Michigan Voice, and then moved to California to become the editor of a liberal political magazine called Mother Jones. His first film was Roger & Me (1989). He later directed Canadian Bacon (1995), The Big One (1997) which documents the tour publicizing his book ‘Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American’. His 2002 film Bowling for Columbine own the Academy Award for Documentary Feature, and other awards at film festivals. His Farenheit 9/11 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
awards
2007 Cannes Film Festival
Green Light Film Festival
Ghent Film Festival
Morelia Film Festival
London Film Festival
screenings
| February 15 Friday, 9:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 2 |
| February 19 Tuesday, 12:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 2 |
| February 23 Saturday, 3:30 PM AFM Budak Caddebostan |
| March 01 Saturday, 1:00 PM AFM CEPA Ankara 2 |
credits
- Director
- Michael Moore
- Screenplay
- Michael Moore
- Cinematography
- Christoph Vitt
- Editing
- Geoffrey Richman, Christopher Seward, Dan Swietlik
- Cast
- Michael Moore, George W. Bush (arşiv), Reggie Cervantes, Bill Clinton (arşiv), Hillary Rodham Clinton (arşiv)
- Producer
- Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara
- Production Co.
- Dog Eat Dog Films, The Weinstein Company
- Distribütör
- Tiglon Dereboyu Cad. Meydan Sok. No:28 Beybi Giz Plaza, K: 6 No: 19-20 34398 Maslak, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 290 3737 Fax: +90 212 290 3738 www.tiglon.com.tr
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