6.9 / 10
(38 votes)
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.
France,
Georgia,
Germany,
United Kingdom
Drama
115 minutes
2014
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Film and Music Entertainment,
20 Steps Productions,
Brümmer & Herzog Filmproduktion,
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions,
Bac Films
2008
7.5
2017
7.0
1970
4.7
2006
7.4
2005
7.3
1986
7.0
2017
6.7
2020
7.0
1981
5.3
2014
0.0
1981
7.2
2019
6.4
2002
5.2
1940
6.2
1977
5.2
0.0
2015
7.0
1988
4.7
1959
2.0
1978
6.1