The President (2014 film)

The President
Directed by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Produced by	Vladimer Katcharava Mike Downey Sam Taylor Maysam Makhmalbaf
Written by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf Marziyeh Meshkiny
Starring	Misha Gomiashvili Dachi Orvelashvili
Cinematography	Konstantin Mindia Esadze
Edited by	Hana Makhmalbaf Marziyeh Meshkiny
Production companies	20 Steps Productions President Fame Limited Makhmalbaf Film House
Release dates	August 30, 2014 (2014-08-30) (Venice Film Festival) October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15) (United States)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Georgia France United Kingdom Germany
Language	Georgian

The President is a film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf following the themes of his previous film The Gardener. The President had its World Premier at Venice Film Festival in 2014, opening the festival together with Birdman.^[1]

Plot

A revolution is happening in a country which has 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 get the sea so they can go to another country by boat. They have to tolerate poverty and hunger in their journey. The inspiration for the film came when Makhmalbaf visited the Darul Aman Palace in Kabul.^[2]

Festivals

Venice International Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (Opening film)
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2014
Beirut International Film Festival, Lebenan, 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)

Cast and crew

Producers: Maysam MAKHMALBAF, Mike DOWNEY, Sam TAYLOR, Vladimer KATCHARAVA

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, Lebenan, 2014

References

Golden Hugo Award

1990s	Maborosi (1995) Ridicule (1996) The Winter Guest (1997) The Hole (1998) Sachs' Disease (1999)

2000s	Amores perros (2000) Fat Girl (2001) Madame Satã (2002) Crimson Gold (2003) Kontroll (2004) My Nikifor (2005) Fireworks Wednesday (2006) Silent Light (2007) Hunger (2008) Mississippi Damned (2009)

2010s	How I Ended This Summer (2010) Le Havre (2011) Holy Motors (2012) My Sweet Pepper Land (2013) The President (2014)

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