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The President (2013) | Slate

The President

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The President

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

The President

Le président

Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bekolo's newest work uses split-screens (at times, up to four images simultaneously) to present a fake documentary in which "the president" has disappeared; talk-show hosts, rivals, politicians and even rappers chime in on what may have occurred, and what their president for life has—or has not—done for Cameroon.

Released: 2013
Runtime: 1h 4m
Genres: Drama, History
Country: Cameroon
Language: French

Direction and writing

Jean-Pierre BekoloDirector

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Cast

Gérard EssombaThe President
Valery NdongoJoe Wood'Ou

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