Italy / Aug 30, 2014
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The President |
| Original language | ქართული (KA) |
| Spoken languages | ქართული |
| Production countries | France, Georgia, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film and Music Entertainment, 20 Steps Productions, Brümmer & Herzog Filmproduktion, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Bac Films |
| Release date | 30 agosto 2014 |
| Production | Maysam Makhmalbaf, Vladimer Katcharava, Sam Taylor, Mike Downey, Mathieu Robinet, Henning Brümmer, David Tioulong Grumbach, Rudolph Herzog |
| Writer | Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny |
| Editing | Hana Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Esadze |
| Assistant directors | Anna Mariakhina, Rusudan Chkhonia, Hana Makhmalbaf, Salome Jugeli, Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Camera operators | Konstantin Esadze |
| Additional photography | Konstantin Esadze |
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| Production design | Mamuka Esadze |
| Art direction | Mamuka Esadze |
| Set decoration | Mamuka Esadze |
| Music | Khvicha Maglakelidze, Tajdar Junaid, Daler Nazarov, Nika Paniashvili, Maysam Makhmalbaf |
| Sound | Khvicha Maglakelidze, Nika Paniashvili, Maysam Makhmalbaf, Tajdar Junaid, Daler Nazarov |
| Costume design | Ketevan Kalandadze |
| Makeup | Ketevan Kalandadze |
| Hairstyling | Ketevan Kalandadze |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Mar 18, 2015
South Korea / Apr 06, 2017 / 15
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