Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Directed by

Michael Moore

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, United States, Canada

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 1,703 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Michael Moore investigates the Columbine High School shooting and broader gun violence in America. He examines possible causes like easy access to guns and cultural fear, while challenging common assumptions.

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What happens

Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The documentary film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of gun violence. He focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States, and American violence abroad. A critical and commercial success, the film brought Moore international attention as a rising filmmaker and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, a special 55th Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The film is widely considered one of the greatest documentary films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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