The President

(2014)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 41 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2014

Runtime: 115 мин

Country: France, Georgia

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Cast: Михаил Гомиашвили, Dachi Orvelashvili, ია სუხიტაშვილი, ზურაბ ბეგალიშვილი, Lasha Ramishvili, Joseph Khvedelidze, Dato Beshitaishvili, Эка Кахиани, Нуки Кошкелишвили, Elene Bezarashvili

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.