Sicko (2007)

Voti degli utenti:

8.3/10   

Regista:

Michael Moore

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Data di uscita:

22 giugno 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Documentario

Slogan:

This might hurt a little.

Plot:

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.

Plot Keywords:

Hmo | Hospital | Canada | Cuba | France

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Pretty much what I expected

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	11:45 AM	TMC
Sat. July 11	1:30 PM	TMC

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Himself
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Tony Benn	...	Himself
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Reggie Cervantes	...	Herself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (archive footage)
John Graham	...	Himself
Aleida Guevara	...	Herself
William Maher	...	Himself
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Linda Peeno	...	Herself

Alias:

SiCKO (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Durata:

123 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Francese | Spagnolo | Russo

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Norway:A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | France:Unrated | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:Btl | Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43583) | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA

Luoghi riprese:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Compagnia:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Errori:

Varie: The Italian version consistently mistranslates "bone marrow" as "spinal cord" (in Italian the two terms are more similar).

Citazioni:

[final lines]
Michael Moore: It was hard for me to acknowledge that in the end, we truly are all in the same boat. And that now matter what are differences, we sink or swim together. That's how it seems to be everywhere else. They take care of each other, no matter what their disagreements...

Collegamenti:

Fa riferimento a Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Colonna sonora:

Rejected

Pretty much what I expected

Having read all the comments and reviews, this movie was pretty much what I expected. Moore does a really good job in making his point.

What bothered me a little was his black & white view of the healthcare industry - either it is public OR private. In reality, many western countries have a "hybrid" system. For example here in Finland we have a pretty reasonable public healthcare system (which by the way is not totally free for the patient, albeit very cheap), but in addition, we also have private clinics, if you want even faster service and are willing to pay extra. You can also get an insurance from private companies, which provides extra financial support and/or service in the private clinics in case of illness. Also some workplaces and institutes have free doctors.

A portion of the cost of medicines is substituted by the government in either case, and there is an annual limit after which they are totally substituted.

I think it would be pretty straightforward to establish this kind of system in the US. There is no need to socialize healthcare TOTALLY. There is no need for the insurance company to "go" (as Moore put it), they just need to step aside a little and stop being the main authority. Also, if insurance companies have to compete with FREE (health care), there is only one thing they can do: offer really good service!