2016 American film
Michael Moore in TrumpLand Directed by Michael Moore Written by Michael Moore Produced by Michael Moore Starring Michael Moore Cinematography Jim Zunt Edited by Doug Abel Production companies
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73 minutes[ 1] Country United States Language English Box office $149,090[ 2]
Michael Moore in TrumpLand is a 2016 documentary film by Michael Moore [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] about the 2016 United States presidential election campaign . The film is based on a one-person show that Moore originally wanted to perform in Midland Theatre in Newark, Ohio on October 7, but management of the Midland Theatre chose not to honor a rental contract.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] He eventually held the show at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio , with the movie based on a recording of that performance over two nights in October.[ 11] [ 12]
Premiere
The film's premiere, just 11 days after it was filmed, was on October 18, 2016[ 13] at the IFC Center in New York City , where tickets for the 400 seat venue were given out to the public for free.[ 14] The premiere was followed by a Q&A with Moore.[ 15] General showings around the United States started October 19, with the announcement of digital downloads available in the near future. Moore had announced the event on Twitter .[ 16]
Reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 54%, based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10.[ 17] On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[ 18]
The Guardian wrote, "TrumpLand is a fascinating document, but undeniably awkward in presentation."[ 19] [ 20] A critic for the WAZ commented that others would not be convinced by the film after the premiere.[ 1]
International releases
The film was broadcast in:
the UK and Ireland on Channel 4 on October 29,[ 21]
the Netherlands on NPO 3 on October 30, 2016 by VPRO [ 22]
Finland on Jim on November 1, 2016.[ 23]
Norway on NRK1 (the main Norwegian TV channel) on November 3, 2016[ 24]
Sweden on SVT 1 on November 7, 2016
Denmark on TV2 on November 8, 2016
Australia on One on November 8, 2016
Israel on YES VOD, November 2016
See also
References
^ a b Kalischewski, Jennifer. "Warum der Film "Michael Moore in Trumpland" Kritiker nicht überzeugt | WAZ.de" . www.derwesten.de . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2016-10-23 .
^ "Michael Moore Reveals Surprise Donald Trump Film" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-10-18 .
^ Murphy, Mekado (2016-10-18). "Michael Moore's October Surprise: 'TrumpLand' Documentary" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-10-18 .
^ "Surprise: Michael Moore Made A Movie About Donald Trump That's Out Tonight | SPIN" . Spin . 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18 .
^ "Michael Moore secretly made a movie about Donald Trump, and now he's premiering it" . Business Insider . Retrieved 2016-10-18 .
^ Reilly, Katie. "Michael Moore Is Releasing a Surprise Documentary About Donald Trump" . TIME.com . Retrieved 2016-10-18 .
^ "Newark's Midland Theatre turns away filmmaker Michael Moore" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand - Doku über Donald Trump überraschend veröffentlicht" . moviepilot.de . 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Midland Theatre - Timeline | Facebook" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore denied Midland Theatre show" . Newark Advocate (USA Today Network) . 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-10-24 .
^ Genzlinger, Neil (2016-10-19). "Review: 'Michael Moore in TrumpLand' Isn't About Donald Trump" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore bringt Film über Donald Trump ins Kino" . Der Tagesspiegel Online . Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 19 October 2016 .
^ Zeitchik, Steven (19 October 2016). "Michael Moore's flash film 'TrumpLand' aims to defeat Trump and help Clinton win the White House" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Premierenvorstellung: Großes Interesse an Michael Moores Trump-Film" . RP ONLINE . 20 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-21 .
^ Allgemeine, Augsburger. "Michael Moore bringt Film über Donald Trump raus: "gewagt und urkomisch" " . Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)" . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 18, 2021 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand" . Metacritic . Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ Hoffman, Jordan (2016-10-19). "Michael Moore in TrumpLand review – part dingus, part holy roller aiming to help Clinton" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ Hoffman, Jordan (2016-10-19). "Michael Moore gets behind Hillary Clinton at surprise TrumpLand film screening" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand - All 4" . Channel 4. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand - VPRO" . VPRO. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
^ "Michael Moore in TrumpLand" . Channel Jim. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
^ "Guide for aN. Undefined NaN - NRK TV" . Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-04 .
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