The President (2014)
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.
- Date of release
- 2014-08-30
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (42)
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Casting
- Mikheil Gomiashvili — The President
- Dachi Orvelashvili — Grandson
- Ia Sukhitashvili — The prostitute
- Zura Begalishvili — Hairdresser
- Lasha Ramishvili — Guard
- Joseph Khvelidze — Prisonner
- Dato Beshitaishvili
- Eka Kakhiani
- Nuki Koshkelishvili
- Elene Bezarashvili
- Tekla Javakhadze
- Davit Dvalishvili
Interesting facts
The President is a film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf following the themes of his previous film The Gardener.
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