Cannes Premiere of Russo Film Gets Standing Ovation

                                              

BETTE MIDDLER's old manager/ boyfriend, Aaron Russo, did an amazing documentary entitled AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM" and guess what! It was a big hit in CANNES, FRANCE !!! A PICKY AUDIENCE, too. WON THE PRIZE.

YOU CAN WATCH IT AT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ayb02bwp0

Aaron Russo’s incendiary political documentary, which exposes many of the governmental
organizations and entities that have abridged the freedoms of U.S. citizens,  had its
international premiere at Cannes and won a standing ovation.

The event, which was held on the beach and filled to capacity, was open
to the public and drew a crowd of people who stood along the
boardwalk to watch the film.

Through interviews with U.S. Congressmen, as well the former IRS
Commissioner, former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors,
The old heroes of the revolution both researchers and economists,--
Russo proves conclusively that there is no law requiring citizens to pay
a direct tax on their labor. His film connects the dots between money
creation, federal income tax, voter fraud, the national identity card
(which becomes law in May 2008) and the implementation of Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to track citizens. Neither
left nor right-wing in perspective, the film concludes that the U.S.
government is taking on the characteristics of a police state. Doc will
open on multiple screens in cities across the U.S. beginning July 28.

The international audience at Cannes as well as the European media has
been fascinated by Russo’s fiery diatribe against the direction America
is heading. The discussion that followed the preview lasted for thirty
minutes. Actor Nick Nolte, in Cannes for the premiere of “Over The
Hedge,” joined Russo during the event. “The information in this film is
something everybody has to know”, said Nolte, who was the lead actor in
“Teachers,” a film produced by Russo.

Russo, who is best known as the producer of feature films including “The
Rose” with Bette Midler and “Trading Places” with Eddie Murphy and Dan
Aykroyd, wrote, produced, and directed the doc. “I am disgusted by the
direction America was heading,” says Russo. “I made this movie because I
want to live in a free country and I want my kids and grandkids to live
in a free country. The American people must abandon the myth that
America is still the land of liberty that it once was.”

Russo’s doc already has a tremendous grass root groundswell behind it.
The film has previewed in over twenty-five cities with sold out theatres
and standing ovations. The website, www.freedomtofascism.com has been
had over five hundred thousand (500,000) streams of the video trailer.
Additionally, through the website and from grassroots screenings, over
$100,000 in non-deductible donations has been collected to help with the
theatrical release.

AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM opened in USA July 28 2006
You can watch this amazing documentary free, right now. Go get
a cuppa hot soup, some toast, settle back on the daybed and turn the sound high.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ayb02bwp0

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