Film · Drama

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.

Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writers

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny

Country

United Kingdom, Georgia

Language

Georgian

Release date

August 30, 2014