The President and his family rule their land with an iron fist, enjoying lives of luxury and leisure at the expense of their population's misery. When a coup d'état overthrows his brutal rule and the rest of his family flees the country by plane, The President is suddenly left to care for his young grandson and forced to escape. Now the country’s most wanted fugitive with a bounty on his head, The President begins a perilous journey with the boy, criss-crossing the country to reach the sea where a ship waits to bring them to safety. Posing as street musicians and traveling together with the people who suffered for years under the dictatorship, the fallen President and the innocent child will be exposed first hand to the hardships that inspired unanimous hatred for the regime.

Directed by: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Production Year: 2015
Country: Georgia, France, United Kingdom
Length: 119 minutes

Credits

Director: Milad Alami
Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
Producers: Maysam Makhmalbaf, Mike Downey, Sam Tailor, Vladimer Katcharav
Cinematographer: Konstantin Mindia Esadze
Production Designer: Mamuka Esadze
Composer: Jon Ekstrand, Carl-Johan Sevedag
Editor: Hana Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Meshkini

Cast

Misha Gomiashvili
Dachi Orvelashvili
Ia Sukhitashvili
Guja Burduli
Zura Begalishvili
Lasha Ramishvili
Soso Khvedelidze
Dato Beshitaishvili

Stills

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