• Source: The President (2014 film)

      • The President (Persian: پرزیدنت) is a film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf following the themes of his previous film The Gardener.
      The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons competition.


      Plot


      A revolution is happening in a country with a dictatorial president. The president sends his family abroad but his grandson wants to stay with his grandfather. In order to save their lives they run away and the president uses a wig and a guitar to disguise himself as a gypsy. They want to reach the sea so they can go to another country by boat. They must experience poverty and hunger during their journey, and see the effects of the dictatorship on the country.
      The inspiration for the film came when Makhmalbaf visited the Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. The Arab Spring revolutions were also inspirations.


      Festivals


      Venice International Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (Opening film)
      Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2014
      Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon, 2014
      Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2014
      London Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2014
      Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland, 2014
      Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival, Japan, 2014
      International Film Festival Of India ( Goa), India, 2014 (Opening film)
      Tbilisi International Film Festival, Georgia, 2014 (Opening film)
      Carthage International Film Festival, Tunnis, 2014
      Tertio Millennio Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (Opening film)
      Inter National Film Festival of India (Kerala) 2014


      Awards


      Golden Hugo for the best film from Chicago International Film Festival, United States, 2014
      Audience Award for the Best Film from the 15th TOKYO FILMeX International Film Festival, Japan, 2014
      Société Générale Award for Best Feature Film by the audience vote from the 14th Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon, 2014


      References




      External links


      The President at IMDb
      The President at Rotten Tomatoes
      The President at Metacritic
      THE GUARDIAN - Film Review
      SCREEN DAILY- The President

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