Amelia Hill 

WikiLeaks: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting ‘mythical’ healthcare system

Authorities feared footage of gleaming hospital in Michael Moore's Oscar-nominated film would provoke a popular backlash
  
  

Film-maker Michael Moore at a screening of his documentary Sicko in Sacramento
A WikiLeaks cable reveals that when Michael Moore's film was shown to Cuban doctors, they were 'disturbed at the blatant misrepresentation of healthcare in Cuba'. Photograph: Max Whittaker/Reuters Photograph: Max Whittaker/Reuters

The story relating to this headline has been removed following the completion of an investigation into a complaint from Michael Moore - please see correction.

 

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