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The Big One is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Michael Moore released in USA on 10 april 1998 with Michael Moore

The Big One (1998)

The Big One
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Released in USA 10 april 1998
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating70% 3.5469353.5469353.5469353.5469353.546935

The Big One is a movie filmed in 1996—and released in 1998 by Miramax Films—by Michael Moore during his promotion tour around the United States for his book Downsize This!. Through the 47 towns he visits, Moore discovers and describes American economic failings and the fear of unemployment of the American workers.

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The Big One est un documentaire américain de Michael Moore réalisé en 1997 lors de la tournée de promotion de son livre Downsize This! à travers les États-Unis. À chaque ville traversée le film montre la réalité sociale et le chômage en allant à la rencontre des salariés et des dirigeants d'entreprise. Il dénonce les pratiques de multinationales qui licencient leur personnel alors qu'elles font des bénéfices, ou comme Nike, dont certains sous-traitants utilisent le travail des enfants.

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Michael Moore

(Self)Garrison Keillor

(Himself)
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