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The President

6.820141h 55mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorMohsen Makhmalbaf
WritersMohsen Makhmalbaf·Marziyeh Meshkiny
ProducersMaysam Makhmalbaf·Mike Downey

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Film Movement PlusFilm Movement Plus
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Cast · Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

MGMikheil Gomiashvili
Mikheil Gomiashvili
The President
DO
Dachi Orvelashvili
Grandson
ISIa Sukhitashvili
Ia Sukhitashvili
The prostitute
ZBZura Begalishvili
Zura Begalishvili
Hairdresser
LR
Lasha Ramishvili
Guard
JK
Joseph Khvelidze
Prisonner
DB
Dato Beshitaishvili
EKEka Kakhiani
Eka Kakhiani
NKNuki Koshkelishvili
Nuki Koshkelishvili
EB
Elene Bezarashvili
TJ
Tekla Javakhadze
DDDavit Dvalishvili
Davit Dvalishvili

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