The President (2014) on Netflix
A revolution drives the president of a Caucasus country from power. Disguised as a street musician in a wig, he flees with his five-year-old grandson toward the sea.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb7.3/101,977 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes84%
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Plot summary
The president of an imaginary country in the Caucasus sends his family abroad as a revolution spreads at home, but his five-year-old grandson refuses to leave him. To save their lives, the two run away together. The president puts on a wig, takes up a guitar and passes as a gypsy street musician so that no one recognizes him. He and the boy want to reach the sea and leave the country by boat, and their journey takes them across the land he once governed, through hunger and poverty. The president meets his people and sees the effects of his rule.
Cast
- Dachi Orvelashvilias Grandson
- Lasha Ramishvilias Guard
- Joseph Khvelidzeas Prisonner
- Dato Beshitaishvili
- Elene Bezarashvili
- Tekla Javakhadze
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The President (2014)
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- Mohsen Makhmalbaf's idea for The President came from a visit to the Darul Aman Palace in Kabul, where he pictured Afghan rulers gazing out at the city and the people they ruled over; the Arab Spring revolutions were also inspirations.
