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Roger & Me
Documentary · 1989
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
The sides of Roger & Me
- Michael Moore chasing the head of General Motors
- Flint, Michigan after the plant closures
- Evictions at Christmas
Roger & Me is good for you if…
- you like laughing at a town's collapse to keep from crying.
- you like seeing who pays when a giant company leaves.
- you want the real people of Flint telling their own story.
Roger & Me is bad for you if…
- you need some hope, and Flint keeps losing.
- you can't watch families being evicted from their homes on camera.
About: unemployment · corporate power · a hometown
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