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Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut. Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's action of closing several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, reducing GM's employees in that area from 80,000 in 1978 to about 50,000 in 1992.
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Documentaries today make some of the most popular and the most talked about content on Netflix and other streaming services. Decades ago, it wasn’t the case and it was inconceivable that a film maker could become international celebrity on the account of making documentaries. Person who changed that was Michael Moore and the process started with his 1989 debut film *Roger & Me*. Before dabbling into films Moore used…More
