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The President (2014)
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Drama · 1h 55m
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.
Cast
Mikheil Gomiashvili
Ia Sukhitashvili
Zura Begalishvili
Eka Kakhiani
Nuki Koshkelishvili
Davit Dvalishvili
Crew
- Director
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Writer
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
- Director of Photography
- Konstantin Esadze
- Editor
- Hana Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
- Producer
- Maysam Makhmalbaf, Vladimer Katcharava, Sam Taylor, Mike Downey
Details
- Release date
- 2014-08-30
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- KA
- Spoken languages
- Georgian
- Countries
- France, Georgia, Germany, United Kingdom
- Production
- Film and Music Entertainment, 20 Steps Productions, Brümmer & Herzog Filmproduktion, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Bac Films