This Divided State (2005)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Steven Greenstreet

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Death Threats, Bribery, and Family Values.

Plot:

The film follows Micheal Moore's controversial decision to speak at the Utah Valley State College, where a heated debate between protestors and supporters argue Moore's First Amendment freedom of speech rights.

Plot Keywords:

Michael Moore | Mormon | Politics | Freedom Of Speech | Censorship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kay Anderson	...	Himself
Jim Bassi	...	Himself
Sean Vreeland	...	Student Petitioner
Michael Nigro	...	Himself
Kenneth F. Brown	...	Himself (as Ken Brown)
Joe Vogel	...	Himself
Alex Caldiero	...	Animated UVSC Professor
Bob Rasmussen	...	Asst. VP Student Life
William Sederburg	...	UVSC President
Pierre LaMarche	...	UVSC Philosophy Professor (as Pierre Lamarche)
Phil Gordon	...	UVSC Communication Chair
Michael Moore	...	Himself
Dennis Potter	...	UVSC Philsophy Professor
Sean Hannity	...	Himself
Jessie Steele	...	Sean Hannity's victim

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

Minority Films LLC

Trivia:

Filmmakers edited 76 hours of raw footage down to its final running time of 88 minutes.

Quotes:

Kay Anderson: This man
[Michael Moore]
Kay Anderson: hates who we are, he hates our value and he would like to destroy us.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Soundtrack:

Living in America

What, exactly, does Moore "lie" about?

I have to admit, I'm baffled by the constant attacks on Moore, (that his films are supposedly sloppy, poorly researched, one-sided and full of "lies.") I'm not saying that every single detail in "F911" is true, but I think Moore's films are a lot more accurate and balanced than he gets credit for. I think Moore's films, by and large are every bit as accurate as most "serious" documentary films (the only difference being that Moore's films generate blockbuster box office). Most of the attacks that I've seen on Moore's work are often highly selective, misleading and full of lies themselves. And these days, what exactly is the "truth"? I mean, Bush tells more lies in a typical 15-minute speech than you'll get from watching any Moore film. (But you'd never convince a brainwashed fanatical Bush supporter that their beloved hero lies about anything). And Fox "News" spews out lies and right-wing propaganda 24 hours a day. Even the media that the intellectual Left respects (The New York Times) is full of lies these days. I mean, reporter Judith ("Bush's Case for War is Solid") Miller told many lies in a highly deceptive manner. Bottom line: if Moore's work was so full of "lies," then he would not have been the target of the extraordinary and vicious attacks and deaths threats that he's received from the Right in this country. Instead of going through Moore's work with a fine tooth comb and trying to pick out tiny flaws, I suggest you examine the central premise that Moore raises in his work. Most of the investigative legwork in "F911" for example was done by Craig Unger, who's "House of Bush, House of Saud" was a devastating indictment of the Bush Crime Family. Unger's work was, by the way, completely ignored by the U.S. mainstream media----so we ought to be grateful to Moore for giving Unger a platform that he otherwise wouldn't have had. And as far as the "lies" in Moore's films, instead of slandering the man's films with sweeping generalizations, how about someone here actually specifically detailing a few of these "lies" for a change?