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The President

2013-10-09 · 64 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
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Countries
Cameroon, Germany
Status
Released

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Gérard EssombaThe President
Valery NdongoJoe Wood'Ou

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