As promised, Michael Moore lit a powder keg Monday at the Cannes Film Festival with the debut of his latest documentary.

His incendiary "Fahrenheit 9/11" riled and disturbed audiences with a relentless critique of President George W. Bush's administration in the post-Sept. 11 world.

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The movie is one of three American titles in the 18-film competition.

The movie was to originally reiterate other critics' accusations about the Bush family's financial connections to Saudi oil interests and the family of Osama bin Laden -- but has since morphed into something described as an "all-encompassing look at American foreign policy post-Sept. 11," according to the Hollywood Reporter online.

"It is a combination of the Saudi and bin Laden connection but also in terms of how it affected Bush's decisions both on the war on terror and the Iraq war, Moore told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview posted Monday.

Moore told the Reporter that part of his agenda with the film is to influence the election -- and what happens after it.

"The problems we have are still going to be with us regardless of who's in the White House," Moore told the Reporter. "I haven't heard John Kerry explain what the exit plan is. So a year from now, we're going to be in Iraq --that's my guess, sadly. (The film is) not just about 'Let's get rid of Bush.' I wouldn't go see that kind of movie. My time is limited -- I don't have to go sit in a theater for two hours to know that Bush has to go."

But, Moore said at a news conference Monday, the decision of whatever happens with election will ultimately be up to the people who see the film.

"Will it influence the election? I hope it just influences people to leave the theater and become good citizens," Moore said at a news conference Monday. "I'll leave it to others to decide what kind of impact it's going to have on the election."

The question of when people will see the film in the states is a different question. Moore is still arranging for a U.S. distributor for the film.

Miramax financed the movie but parent company Disney blocked the release because of its political overtones.

The filmmakers said at the festival Monday that he'll eventually "tell all" about his clash with Disney.

Moore said he has "a lot to say about Disney and a lot that hasn't been reported." Miramax executives Harvey and Bob Weinstein have said they will buy the film and find a different distributor.

Moore won an Oscar in 2002 with his gun-culture documentary "Bowling For Columbine," and incited both cheers and jeers during his acceptance speech for shaming Bush.