Review: Moore 'invades' Europe to teach us all some lessons
To twist the knife, Moore reminds us there are only two countries in the world that don't have mandated maternity leave:
An average district in Normandy serves four-course lunches with scallops to start, followed by lamb on skewers and a cheese course — camembert is just one option — before dessert.
On to Finland, where a forward-looking education system sees excessive homework as a hindrance to learning, and even eschews multiple-choice questions.
In Slovenia, which looks here like a fairytale kingdom, university tuition is free —even for Americans, some of whom come over to avoid the burden of student debt back home.
Eager to question the country's leadership, Moore doesn't need to barge in unannounced: the president of Slovenia welcomes him into his office.
In Portugal, the country's drug czar patiently explains that it's not illegal to carry or use drugs; they've found this approach reduces drug-related crimes.
Shifting tone, Moore conducts a heartbreaking interview with the father of a boy killed in Norway's horrendous 2011 mass shooting.
The father tells Moore he wouldn't change Norway's criminal justice system (maximum sentence 21 years) even to see his son's murderer punished more severely.
Where to Invade Next," a Tom Quinn, Jason Janego and Tim League release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for language, some violent images, drug use and brief graphic nudity.