The controversial documentary by Michael Moore reportedly opened to a 20-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival today.

According to a BBC review, the film attacks President George Bush as a "fraudulent and possibly corrupt president who went to war in Iraq because of a half-baked motivation of grudge, greed and thirst for power."

The BBC adds that "this is a Michael Moore film and, while that does not mean he is wrong, it must be watched with a critical eye."

Michael Moore has accused the White House of pressuring film companies not to release the film before the November election.

Disney prohibited its Miramax subsidary from distributing the film in the United States. This has raised questions of media censorship and the dangers of consolidating media into the hands of a few large corporations. See original post here, and a comparison of the ethics of Disney and Sinclair here.

Disney and Miramax are reportedly nearing an agreement to allow Moore to find a new distributor for the film in the United States.