The President (2014)

A brutal dictator comes face to face with the injustices committed by his regime when his country is taken over by revolutionists.

Director:

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writers:

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Makhmalbaf (as Marziyeh Meshkiny)

Stars:

Mikheil Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili, Leo Antadze

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mikheil Gomiashvili	...	President / Your Majesty / Grandad (as Misha Gomiashvili)
Dachi Orvelashvili	...	Grandson / Your Royal Highness
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leo Antadze	...	Colonel
George Anthony	...	Soldier
Zura Begalishvili	...	Barber
Elene Bezarashvili	...	Younger daughter
Guja Burduli	...	Political Prisoner - singer
Tornike Bziava	...	The soldier
Davit Davishvili	...	Marshall
Kakha Gabelaia	...	Tortured Political Prisoner
Gia Gogishvili	...	Groom
Nika Gordeziani	...	Soldier
Tekla Javakhadze	...	Bride
Lasha Kankava	...	Army Officer
Avto Karashvili	...	Man Who Saw the President

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

dictator | two word title | dancing | little girl | beach | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Georgia France UK Germany

Language:

Georgian

Release Date:

October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Presidente

Filming Locations:

Tbilisi, Georgia

Company Credits

Production Co:

20 Steps Productions, Brummer & Herzog Filmproduktion, Creativity Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the president allows his grandson to command that the lights in neighborhoods surrounding their headquarters be deactivated at night time, not only do lights wired to the power grid go dark but also the headlights of motor vehicles which continue moving along as though their operators are not phased in the slightest by reduced visibility. Only the discharge of an electromagnetic pulse could potentially have such an effect, yet no reference is made such a methodology.

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Soundtracks

LA GLORIA
Performed by Gotan Project feat. Victor Hugo Morales
(P. Cohen Solal, E. Makaroff, C.H. Mueller)
Editions Science et Mélodie Publishing
© 2010 Ya Basta Records
Courtesy of Universal Music Vision

User Reviews

poetic, poignant and precise.

Silence against cruelty only helps tyranny to become stronger, even worse than the worst dictator is the people who remain silent in his reign of terror. The president (2014) is poetic, poignant and precise.