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23 de maio de 2004

"Fahrenheit 9/11" vence a Palma de Ouro

O polémico realizador norte-americano Michael Moore venceu a Palma de Ouro da edição de 2004 do Festival de Cannes com "Fahrenheit 9/11". Numa sessão de prémios com sabor oriental, o júri presidido por Quentin Tarantino decide premiar um dos homens mais polémicos do momento da cinematografia mundial, não só pelos bons trabalhos documentais que executa, mas essencialmente pela sua postura anti-Bush que cada vez angaria mais adeptos e seguidores (Tarantino parece ser o mais recente). Aqui fica o discurso do vencedor, seguido da lista de premiados. "I can't begin to express my appreciation and my gratitude to the jury, the Festival, to Gilles Jacob, Thierry Frémaux, Bob and Harvey at Miramax, to all of the crew who worked on the film. [...] I have a sneaking suspicion that what you have done here and the response from everyone at the festival, you will assure that the American people will see this film. I can't thank you enough for that. You've put a huge light on this and many people want the truth and many want to put it in the closet, just walk away. There was a great Republican president who once said, if you just

give the people the truth, the republicans, the Americans will be saved. [...] I dedicate this Palme d'Or to my daughter, to the children of Americans and to Iraq and to all those in the world who suffer from our actions."