US government trying to seize new Michael Moore film, says producer

Guardian ^ | May 19, 2007 | Charlotte Higgns

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Cannes is smacking its lips in anticipation of filmmaker and provocateur Michael Moore's latest jeremiad against the US administration, which receives its premiere at the film festival today. Sicko, a documentary tackling the state of American healthcare, focuses on the pharmaceutical giants, and particularly on health insurers. The film has already caused Moore - who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2004 with Fahrenheit 911 - to clash with the American authorities. Now, according to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Company is behind the film, the US government is attempting to impound the negative. According to Weinstein, the US Treasury's moves meant "we had to fly the movie to another country"- he would not say to where. "Let the secret service find that out - though this is the same country that thought there were weapons of mass destruction, so they'll never find it." He added that he feared that if the film were impounded, there might be attempts to cut some footage, in particular the last 20 minutes, which related to a trip to Cuba. This, said Weinstein, "would not be good." In March, Moore travelled

[CDHart]

Why would the government want to seize the film? They let a lot worse stuff go by the board, IMO.

Carolyn

[Scotsman will be Free]

If his story is true, I agree with you.

[Scotsman will be Free]

I like the part about “free universal health care.” What a maroon.