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Death of a President

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 37m
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6.3/10
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Death of a President (2006)
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Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.

  • Director
    • Gabriel Range
  • Writers
    • Gabriel Range
    • Simon Finch
    • Angeli Macfarlane
  • Stars
    • Hend Ayoub
    • Becky Ann Baker
    • George W. Bush
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    7K
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    • Director
      • Gabriel Range
    • Writers
      • Gabriel Range
      • Simon Finch
      • Angeli Macfarlane
    • Stars
      • Hend Ayoub
      • Becky Ann Baker
      • George W. Bush
    • 123User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Hend Ayoub
    Hend Ayoub
    • Zahra Abi Zikri
    Becky Ann Baker
    Becky Ann Baker
    • Eleanor Drake
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Brian Boland
    Brian Boland
    • Larry Stafford
    Michael Reilly Burke
    Michael Reilly Burke
    • Robert H. Maguire
    Patricia Buckley
    Patricia Buckley
    • Dawn Newton
    Seena Ghaznavi
    Seena Ghaznavi
    • Samir Masri
    • (as Seena Jon)
    Robert Mangiardi
    Robert Mangiardi
    • Greg Turner
    Neko Parham
    Neko Parham
    • Casey Claybon
    • (as M. Neko Parham)
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Sam McCarthy
    Chavez Ravine
    Chavez Ravine
    • Marianne Claybon
    Christian Stolte
    Christian Stolte
    • John Rucinski
    James Urbaniak
    James Urbaniak
    • Dr. James Pearn
    Jay Whittaker
    • Frank Molini
    Patrick Clear
    Patrick Clear
    • Adam Brock
    David Girolmo
    • Spokesman
    Tab Baker
    • Hat Man
    Sager Abu-Romman
    • Tariq Khoudry
    • Director
      • Gabriel Range
    • Writers
      • Gabriel Range
      • Simon Finch
      • Angeli Macfarlane
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The majority of the actors in the film were not told the premise of the movie. The working title for the film was "D.O.A.P.," and the actors were not told what the plot was, except for their specific scenes.
    • Goofs
      The movie is supposed to be a 2008 TV broadcast, but at the end of the movie; when they give us the aftermath facts before the credits; they say that Zikri is still waiting for his appeal over one year after his conviction on April 10, 2008. So, if he was convicted on April 10, 2008 and it has been over a year since that time; that would mean that the broadcast is taking place no earlier than 2009 and not in 2008.
    • Quotes

      [end title cards]

      Title card: One year after his conviction, Jamal Abu Zikri has still not been granted leave to appeal.

      Title card: He remains on death row in Stateville Correctional Center.

      Title card: Since recording the interview for this film Robert H Maguire has resigned as Head of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI.

      Title card: USA PATRIOT III, introduced in the days after the assassination, has since been turned into permanent law.

      Title card: It has granted investigators unprecedented powers of detention and surveillance, and further expanded the powers of the executive branch.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Babel/Catch a Fire/Running with Scissors/Death of a President/The Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)

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    6/10
    Eerie, realistic and a reminder of what the USA now looks like from abroad
    "Death of a President" was screened last night (20 October 2006) on Britain's CHANNEL 4, which is seen widely in Ireland also. It is really quite strange, being entirely like a real documentary but with acted interviews. The integration of real archive footage of Bush and Cheney with digitally manipulated images of the pair, to create various moments in a false present, is eerie. Cheney even gives a funeral oration for Bush at one point. Overall, the film seemed a bit too long but, if nothing else, makes one worry about Cheney as president! It also serves to make one realise how much is possible with digital manipulation of images. It is realistic. Not a great movie but an interesting one.

    For this particular European, who has visited most of the US States at one time or another and who has many American friends, the film was another reminder of how worrying the United States has become. Still a great nation but hard to think of it as "Leader of the Free World" now that it allows cruel and degrading treatment of enemy suspects and indefinite imprisonment without a fair trial. Perhaps US viewers will find this movie in bad taste, but they should find some of the policies and actions of their current government a lot more distasteful.
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    • Oct 20, 2006

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2006 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Bir başkanın ölümü
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Borough Films
      • Borough Picture Company
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $519,086
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $281,778
      • Oct 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $869,352
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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