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Fahrenheit 11/9 turns up the heat on Trump, but with a muddled message

Michael Moore's film shoots itself in the foot by appearing to show Trump as the only politician holding positions closest to the ones it advocates

Fahrenheit 11/9
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Michael Moore (third from left) with the team behind Fahrenheit 11/9

Indira Kannan Toronto
The premiere of a Michael Moore film is a spectacle in itself, like getting an extra show for the price of a ticket. That was the case at the world premiere of his latest documentary, cleverly titled Fahrenheit 11/9, on the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival this week. His best-known film Fahrenheit 9/11, attacking former US President George W Bush, had delighted fans around the world.  Moore hopes to reclaim that global audience by taking aim at the current US President Donald Trump. 

Waiting outside the Ryerson theatre, across from the press area, was a group of

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