2014
6.9 (38 votes)
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Film and Music Entertainment
20 Steps Productions
Brümmer & Herzog Filmproduktion
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Bac Films
20 Steps Productions
Brümmer & Herzog Filmproduktion
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Bac Films
The President
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
Producer: Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Vladimer Katcharava, Maysam Makhmalbaf
Director of Photography: Konstantin Esadze
Top Cast
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