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27 May 2004 (Belgium)
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The 1000 days of George W. Bush's presidency from the 9/11 attacks to the iraqi quagmire. How a bunch of people influenced by neo-cons hawks took control of the US foreign policy. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Comprehensively exhaustive (facts, only the facts, nothing but the facts)
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Cast
(Credited cast)| John Ashcroft | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Robert Baer | ... | Himself | |
| Tony Blair | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Anthony Blinken | ... | Himself | |
| Hans Blix | ... | Himself | |
| William Boykin | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| George Bush | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| George W. Bush | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Laura Bush | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Robert Byrd | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Frank Carlucci | ... | Himself | |
| Dick Cheney | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| David Corn | ... | Himself | |
| Arnaud de Borchgrave | ... | Himself | |
| Viêt Dinh | ... | Himself | |
| David Frum | ... | Himself | |
| Sam Gwynne | ... | Himself | |
| Jim Hoagland | ... | Himself | |
| Stanley Hoffmann | ... | Himself | |
| Saddam Hussein | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Hamid Karzai | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| David Kay | ... | Himself | |
| Matt Lauer | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Michael Ledeen | ... | Himself | |
| Charles Lewis | ... | Himself | |
| Norman Mailer | ... | Himself | |
| Ed McAteer | ... | Himself | |
| Laurent Murawiec | ... | Himself | |
| William Odom | ... | Himself | |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Perle | ... | Himself | |
| Colin Powell | ... | Himself | |
| James Robison | ... | Himself | |
| Donald Rumsfeld | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Robert Steele | ... | Himself | |
| George Tenet | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Joseph Trento | ... | Himself | |
| Joseph Wilson | ... | Himself | |
| Paul Wolfowitz | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| James Woolsey | ... | Himself |
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Also Known As:
The World According to Bush (International: English title) (USA)
Pourquoi Bush ne sera pas réélu en 2004 (France) (working title)
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Pourquoi Bush ne sera pas réélu en 2004 (France) (working title)
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90 min
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Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)
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The Cannes Film Festival organizers were keen to include this movie in the Official Selection but dismissed it when Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) by Michael Moore was selected.
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George W. Bush: To those of you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you, too, can be President of the United States.
Norman Mailer: We have the worst President in America's history. He's ignorant, he's arrogant, he's stupid in all ways but one: which is that he's immensely shrewd about the American people, particularly the less intelligent half of America. Because they're very happy with him in that they realize how stupid he is, and they say to themselves, "Wonderful! If that stupid guy can be President, so can I."
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George W. Bush: To those of you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you, too, can be President of the United States.
Norman Mailer: We have the worst President in America's history. He's ignorant, he's arrogant, he's stupid in all ways but one: which is that he's immensely shrewd about the American people, particularly the less intelligent half of America. Because they're very happy with him in that they realize how stupid he is, and they say to themselves, "Wonderful! If that stupid guy can be President, so can I."
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Self-evident
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Sure William Karel won't indulge in some Michael Moore-like farcical overview. Karel is more of a documentary cistercian monk observing abstinence from humor and poverty of montages.
Well, to observe the same austerity in reviewing 'Le Monde selon Bush' I must say it's a well-documented investigation over the Bush administration with revealing questions (V.O.) answered by about 20 interviewees ranging from journalists, CIA insiders to such big shots as Richard Perle, Colin Powell or Carlyle's 'Don' Carlucci.
Strongly rooted in a careful definition of the Bush background and persona the documentary then grows into full blossom which might be overwhelming if you're not one hundred percent concentrated. There's so much to understand straight away then jump to the next implication that 'Le Monde selon Bush' is only valuable to people who already know it all. All the information is available here and there in articles and books so the documentary is only a quick recap for all you've heard, read or missed in the past couple of years. But that's definitely not a movie that will cater for grassroots audiences. What does remain on your RAM once you're through with the Karel weapon of mass documentation? Precise and revealing facts such as George W's passport (he didn't have one before 2000) or the vast array of links between political figures in office and industrial military businesses. Maybe it's enough to qualify for a PhD. in Bushonomics, cronyism and oversimplification. Maybe you'll leave that to other people.
So what's the more important thing for a documentary? Be strictly un-intrusive, which implies to hold your breath for 90 minutes? Or to have people moved by what they see so they think about it thereafter?