Where to Invade Next is a 2015 American documentary film written and directed by Michael Moore.[3][4] The film, in the style of a travelogue, has Moore spending time in countries such as Italy, France, Finland, Tunisia, Slovenia, Germany, and Portugal where he experiences those countries' alternative methods of dealing with social and economic ills experienced in the United States.[5]
Moore's first film in six years, Where to Invade Next opened on December 23, 2015, in the United States and Canada,[6] in a limited run for one week only in a Los Angeles and New York City theater to qualify for the Oscars. It re-opened on February 12, 2016, across 308 screens. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
In the film, Moore visits a number of countries and examines aspects of their social policies that he suggests the United States could adopt.[7] He visits Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland; respectively, the subjects covered are worker benefits, school lunches, early education, college education, worker inclusion, decriminalized drugs, low recidivism, women's health care, and women's inclusion and leadership role in society. These countries and supporting facts are listed on the film's website.[8]
According to Moore, the film was produced in secret.[3] It was shot with a small crew and production took place on three continents.[4]
ReleaseEdit
Where to Invade Next premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and had its American premiere at the 2015 New York Film Festival on October 2, 2015.[9] At the TIFF, Moore sought a distributor, with Moore "[indicating] that whoever winds up taking the film, it will be positioned for Oscar consideration.[10] As a premiere, it was presented during the TIFF's Special Presentations section.[11]
The film was released on December 23, 2015, in New York and Los Angeles by a distribution label formed by Radius-TWC co-founders Tom Quinn and Jason Janego and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema founder Tim League[6] in order to qualify for the 88th Academy Awards. It then re-opened on February 12, 2016 across 308 screens.[12] The agency William Morris Endeavor is currently looking for an international distributor.[13]
Moore had been busy during activities promoting the film and during election work and being in Flint, Michigan, which is suffering from lead contaminating its water. He got pneumonia, was briefly in the intensive care unit of a New York City hospital, and eventually recovered enough to prepare for release; however, his activities leading up to the film's wide release had to be cancelled so he could get adequate rest.[14]
On April 12, 2016, Moore announced that the film would not be licensed to theaters in North Carolina out of political opposition to the state's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.[15][16]
ReceptionEdit
The film received positive reviews from critics, including Noel Murray, who wrote:
With Where To Invade Next, though, Moore has made his best film in over a decade, and one that clarifies exactly what his strengths are. If nothing else, watching it helps explain why his clunkier movies (like 2009’s Capitalism: A Love Story) fall so flat.[17]
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 78% of 169 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's consensus states: "Where to Invade Next finds documentarian Michael Moore approaching progressive politics with renewed—albeit unabashedly one-sided—vigor".[18] On Metacritic, the film holds a 63/100 rating, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[19] On December 1, 2015, the film was selected as one of 15 shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,[20] but was not ultimately nominated.
ReferencesEdit
^"Where to Invade Next (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^"Where to Invade Next (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^ abGraham, Adam (July 28, 2015). "Michael Moore's 'Where to Invade Next' Toronto-bound". The Detroit News.
^ abDornbush, Jonathon (July 29, 2015). "Michael Moore talks making Where to Invade Next in secret, focus on 'infinite war'". Entertainment Weekly.
^Barnes, Henry (September 11, 2015). "Where to Invade Next review – Michael Moore gets happy with a sugar-binge idea-stealing session". The Guardian.
^ abMcNary, Dave (October 23, 2015). "Michael Moore's 'Where to Invade Next' Gets Oscar-Qualifying Release". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^McNary, Dave; Lang, Brent (September 30, 2015). "Michael Moore's 'Where to Invade Next' Goes to New Distribution Label". Variety.
^Hornaday, Ann (September 18, 2015). . The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^Slotek, Jim (June 28, 2015). . Toronto Sun. ISSN 0837-3175. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^Pete Hammond (December 11, 2015). "'Where To Invade Next' Release Pushed; Michael Moore To Embark On 50-State Bus Tour Timed To New Hampshire Primary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^Vlessing, Etan (July 28, 2015). "Michael Moore Reveals New Movie 'Where to Invade Next'". The Hollywood Reporter.
^"Michael Moore Hospitalized With Pneumonia Ahead of 'Where to Invade Next' Release". The Hollywood Reporter. MSN. February 5, 2016.
^Murray, Noel (September 11, 2015). "TIFF Review: Michael Moore Makes His Best Film In Years With 'Where To Invade Next'". IndieWire. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^"Where to Invade Next (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
^"Where to Invade Next Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
^"15 Documentary Features Advance In 2015 Oscar® Race". Oscars.org. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
where, invade, next, 2015, american, documentary, film, written, directed, michael, moore, film, style, travelogue, moore, spending, time, countries, such, italy, france, finland, tunisia, slovenia, germany, portugal, where, experiences, those, countries, alte. Where to Invade Next is a 2015 American documentary film written and directed by Michael Moore 3 4 The film in the style of a travelogue has Moore spending time in countries such as Italy France Finland Tunisia Slovenia Germany and Portugal where he experiences those countries alternative methods of dealing with social and economic ills experienced in the United States 5 Where to Invade NextTheatrical release posterDirected byMichael MooreWritten byMichael MooreProduced byCarl Deal Tia Lessin Michael MooreStarringMichael MooreNarrated byMichael MooreCinematographyRichard Rowley Jayme RoyEdited byPablo Proenza Todd Woody Richman Tyler H WalkProductioncompaniesDog Eat Dog Films IMG FilmsDistributed byNeonRelease datesSeptember 10 2015 2015 09 10 TIFF December 23 2015 2015 12 23 United States Running time120 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish Arabic Finnish French German Italian Norwegian PortugueseBox office 4 46 million 1 2 Moore s first film in six years Where to Invade Next opened on December 23 2015 in the United States and Canada 6 in a limited run for one week only in a Los Angeles and New York City theater to qualify for the Oscars It re opened on February 12 2016 across 308 screens The film received generally positive reviews from critics Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditIn the film Moore visits a number of countries and examines aspects of their social policies that he suggests the United States could adopt 7 He visits Italy France Finland Slovenia Germany Portugal Norway Tunisia and Iceland respectively the subjects covered are worker benefits school lunches early education college education worker inclusion decriminalized drugs low recidivism women s health care and women s inclusion and leadership role in society These countries and supporting facts are listed on the film s website 8 The countries and topics in order of appearance In Italy labor rights and workers well being paid holiday paid honeymoon thirteenth salary two hour lunch breaks paid parental leave speaking with the executives of Lardini and Claudio Domenicali the CEO of Ducati In France school meals and sex education In Finland education policy almost no homework no standardized testing speaking with Krista Kiuru the Finnish Minister of Education Moore notes that music and poetry have been eliminated in the American K 12 education system In Slovenia debt free tuition free higher education speaking with Ivan Svetlik sl University of Ljubljana s rector and Borut Pahor the President of Slovenia The University of Ljubljana teaches at least 100 courses in English In Germany labor rights co determination and work life balance visiting pencil manufacturer Faber Castell and the value of honest frank national history education particularly as it relates to Nazi Germany In Portugal May Day drug policy of Portugal universal health care and the abolition of the death penalty In Norway humane prison system visiting the minimum security Bastoy Prison and maximum security Halden Prison and Norway s response to the 2011 Utoya attacks In Tunisia women s rights including reproductive health access to abortion and their role in the Tunisian Revolution and the drafting of the Tunisian Constitution of 2014 Rached Ghannouchi disapproves of compulsory hijab saying The state should not tell women how to dress or interfere in their lives In Iceland women in power speaking with Vigdis Finnbogadottir the world s first democratically elected female president the Best Party with Jon Gnarr being elected Mayor of Reykjavik the 2008 11 Icelandic financial crisis and the criminal investigation and prosecution of bankers with special prosecutor olafur Hauksson is The fall of the Berlin WallMoore points out at the end that many of these ideas actually originated in the U S such as the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment abolition of the death penalty the struggle for the eight hour day and the May Day holiday the Equal Rights Movement for women and prosecution of financial fraud during the savings and loan crisis Production EditAccording to Moore the film was produced in secret 3 It was shot with a small crew and production took place on three continents 4 Release EditWhere to Invade Next premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival TIFF and had its American premiere at the 2015 New York Film Festival on October 2 2015 9 At the TIFF Moore sought a distributor with Moore indicating that whoever winds up taking the film it will be positioned for Oscar consideration 10 As a premiere it was presented during the TIFF s Special Presentations section 11 The film was released on December 23 2015 in New York and Los Angeles by a distribution label formed by Radius TWC co founders Tom Quinn and Jason Janego and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema founder Tim League 6 in order to qualify for the 88th Academy Awards It then re opened on February 12 2016 across 308 screens 12 The agency William Morris Endeavor is currently looking for an international distributor 13 Moore had been busy during activities promoting the film and during election work and being in Flint Michigan which is suffering from lead contaminating its water He got pneumonia was briefly in the intensive care unit of a New York City hospital and eventually recovered enough to prepare for release however his activities leading up to the film s wide release had to be cancelled so he could get adequate rest 14 On April 12 2016 Moore announced that the film would not be licensed to theaters in North Carolina out of political opposition to the state s Public Facilities Privacy amp Security Act 15 16 Reception EditThe film received positive reviews from critics including Noel Murray who wrote With Where To Invade Next though Moore has made his best film in over a decade and one that clarifies exactly what his strengths are If nothing else watching it helps explain why his clunkier movies like 2009 s Capitalism A Love Story fall so flat 17 Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 78 of 169 reviews are positive with an average rating of 6 7 10 The site s consensus states Where to Invade Next finds documentarian Michael Moore approaching progressive politics with renewed albeit unabashedly one sided vigor 18 On Metacritic the film holds a 63 100 rating based on 33 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 19 On December 1 2015 the film was selected as one of 15 shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 20 but was not ultimately nominated References Edit Where to Invade Next 2016 Box Office Mojo Retrieved April 17 2016 Where to Invade Next 2016 The Numbers Retrieved November 28 2016 a b Graham Adam July 28 2015 Michael Moore s Where to Invade Next Toronto bound The Detroit News a b Dornbush Jonathon July 29 2015 Michael Moore talks making Where to Invade Next in secret focus on infinite war Entertainment Weekly Barnes Henry September 11 2015 Where to Invade Next review Michael Moore gets happy with a sugar binge idea stealing session The Guardian a b McNary Dave October 23 2015 Michael Moore s Where to Invade Next Gets Oscar Qualifying Release Variety Retrieved October 28 2015 RottenTomatoes Summary Film s Supporting Facts McNary Dave Lang Brent September 30 2015 Michael Moore s Where to Invade Next Goes to New Distribution Label Variety Hornaday Ann September 18 2015 The Toronto International Film Festival goes old school in a good way The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Archived from the original on January 22 2016 Retrieved December 20 2021 Slotek Jim June 28 2015 Martian Black Mass and Demolition all headed to TIFF Toronto Sun ISSN 0837 3175 Archived from the original on November 5 2015 Retrieved December 20 2021 Pete Hammond December 11 2015 Where To Invade Next Release Pushed Michael Moore To Embark On 50 State Bus Tour Timed To New Hampshire Primary Deadline Hollywood Retrieved December 12 2015 Vlessing Etan July 28 2015 Michael Moore Reveals New Movie Where to Invade Next The Hollywood Reporter Michael Moore Hospitalized With Pneumonia Ahead of Where to Invade Next Release The Hollywood Reporter MSN February 5 2016 Twitter Newsobserver com Murray Noel September 11 2015 TIFF Review Michael Moore Makes His Best Film In Years With Where To Invade Next IndieWire Retrieved August 10 2022 Where to Invade Next 2015 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved October 30 2015 Where to Invade Next Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved October 30 2015 15 Documentary Features Advance In 2015 Oscar Race Oscars org December 1 2015 Retrieved December 16 2015 External links Edit nbsp Film portalOfficial website Where to Invade Next at IMDb Where to Invade Next at Box Office Mojo Where to Invade Next at Rotten Tomatoes Where to Invade Next at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Where to Invade Next amp oldid 1133641656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
