Director: Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Writer(s): Simon Njami
Starring: Gerard Essomba, Valery Ndongo, Valsero, Max Essouma, Nyom – Leo Le Roi, Massan A Biroko, Hildegarde Nkodo, Jules Bertin Nyankam, Prospere Motegue, Aime Sadou, Charles Kouasseu, Alain Mekongo, Ambassa, Harouna Njoya, Chantal Mongo, Matthias Owona Nguini, Vanessa Tchatchou, Jean Claude Bissou, Le Vieux Crocodile, Simon Obama, Guy Beyeme
Synopsis: A president for 42 years in power discretely left the palace on the eve of an important electoral meeting. This disappearance – closely monitored by the media and the power contenders and even the prisoners – opens the war of successions between the different actors. The film takes shape around activism, but without losing its light touch. It asks questions about the responsibility of those in power. THE PRESIDENT is an allegory about the men who run Africa. We know they all like to see themselves as wild beasts-panther, crocodile, lion- if not as Gods of Africa. THE PRESIDENT tries to clear a place for the film in the arena of African politics, where truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
Release Date: October 12, 2013 (USA) | Length: 64 min | Genre: Biography, History | MPAA Rating: NR
Note: Also known as The President