Filmmaker Michael Moore critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo. Also includes an analysis of the health care systems in Canada, England, France and Cuba, where free universal health care is the norm.
Publisher:[New York, N.Y.] : Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment : Distributed by Genius Products, LLC, c2007.
General Note: Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.In English, with optional Spanish subtitles."Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.Special features (58 min.): "'Sicko' goes to Washington" (9 min.); "This country beats France" (10 min.); "Uniquely American" (5 min.); "What if you worked for G.E. in France?" (3 min.); "Sister Mary Fidel" (1 min.); "Who would Jesus deny?" (6 min.); "More with Mike & Tony Benn" (16 min.); "A different kind of Hollywood premiere" (3 min.); "Alone without you" (music video performed by The Nightwatchman, aka Tom Morello, 3 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Editors, Dan Swietlik, Geoffrey Richman, Christopher Seward ; original music, Erin O'Hara. PELHAM