2014
Drama
Georgia, UK, France, Germany
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaff
Stars Mikheil Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili, Ia Sukhitashvili, Zura Begalishvili
Production Company 20 Steps Production, Bac Film production, Brummer Herzog Film Production, Creativity Capital, Film&Music Entertainment, Makhmalbaf Film House.
Sales Representatives Bac Films International
Distributor Corinth Films
Produced By Vladimer Katcharava, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Meysam Makhmalbaff
Co-Producers Henning Brummer, David Grumbach, Rudolph Herzig, Mathieu Robinet
Visual Effects Berta Valverde
Camera Arri Alexa XT
Lens Arri Ultra Primes
Awards:
2014 Chicago IFF – Winner Gold Hugo, Best Feature
2014 Tokyo FILMeX – Winner Audience Award
2014 Venice FF – Nominee Venice Horizons Award, Best Film
2014 London FF – Nominee Best Film, Official Competition
2015 APSA – Nominee APSA, Best Performance By An Actor
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.
