The President
2014·Movie
·1h 55min·
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The President is the story of a dictator of an imaginary country in the Caucasus, who is forced to escape following a coup d’état, and begins a journey to discover his country in the company of his five-year-old grandson. The two travel across the lands that the President once governed. Now, disguised as a street musician to avoid being recognized, the former dictator comes into contact with his people, which he comes to know from a different point of view.
Political AllegoryHumanist Road TripCharacter RedemptionSocial ObservationPost-Revolutionary DramaIntergenerational BondMoral JourneySubtle HumorPhilosophical Exploration
Crew
Directed by:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hana Makhmalbaf, Salome Jugeli
Written by:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
Produced by:
Henning Brümmer, Rudolph Herzog, Mike Downey
Composed by:
Khvicha Maglakelidze, Maysam Makhmalbaf, Daler Nazarov
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