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Original title: Roger & Me (Roger and Me)
Year: 1989
Running time: 91 min.
Country: United States
Director: Michael Moore
Screenwriter: Michael Moore
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Chris Beaver, John Prusak, Kevin Rafferty, Bruce Schermer
Producer: Dog Eat Dog Films, Warner Bros.
Genre: Documentary. Comedy
Synopsis: In 1989, Michael Moore burst onto the American moviemaking scene with Roger & Me. The groundbreaking documentary chronicled the efforts of the world's largest corporation, General Motors, as it turns its hometown of Flint, Michigan, into a ghost town. In his quest to discover why GM would want to do such a thing, Michael Moore - a Flint native - attempts to meet the chairman, Roger Smith, and persuade him to come and visit Flint to see the destruction first-hand.

Awards: 1989: Toronto Film Festival: People's Choice Award (Best Film)

1989: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Documentary

1989: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Documentary

1989: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Documentary.

1989: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Documentary.

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"So depressed has this country's underclass been that any sign of life from it makes you want to cheer, and the funny and furious 'Roger & Me' makes you want to cheer a lot"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
It's very funny, and at times exhilaratingly so. But when real life tragedy is used as a basis for movie comedy, some consideration of responsibility has to enter the equation.

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"'Roger & Me' is a pointedly hilarious documentary about a subject that isn't remotely funny, the indifference of corporate America to the lives of its workers.

TV Guide
Behind all the sarcasm, Moore manages to convey the dark side of the Reagan boom years

Newsweek
"An affecting, impressive debut from a filmmaker with an innate taste for modern America's clashes of conscience (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Mat Snow: Empire

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Roger and Me

1989

Michael Moore

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