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Director Michael Moore attends the “Where to Invade Next” premiere on Day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Princess of Wales Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Toronto.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 | 7:20 p.m.
NEW YORK — Michael Moore is protesting the "R'' rating given to his upcoming documentary "Where to Invade Next" by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Moore said in a statement Monday that the MPAA gave his film an "R'' rating for "language, some violent images, drug use and brief graphic nudity." In the film, Moore travels abroad to co-opt civic ideas he believe would help the United States.
The filmmaker, though, believes the MPAA has it out for him. He suggested the intended label is: "This movie contains dangerous ideas that the 99 percent may find upsetting and lead them to revolt. Teens will be the most agitated when they learn they will soon be $80,000 in debt just by going to school."
Moore is appealing the decision. Representatives for the MPAA didn't immediately return messages Monday.
Moore has a history of disputes with the ratings board, going all the way back to his first film, the 1989 R-rated "Roger & Me."
"Where to Invade Next" will be released Dec. 23 by a new distribution company formed by former Radius co-presidents and founders Tom Quinn and Jason Janego and Tim League, chief executive of Alamo Drafthouse.
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