Death of a President

October. 27,2006      R
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, the film doesn't address Bush's policies at all, instead focusing on the way a nation assigns blame in a time of crisis.

Becky Ann Baker as  Eleanor Drake
Brian Boland as  Larry Stafford
Michael Reilly Burke as  Robert H. Maguire
Neko Parham as  Casey Claybon
Jay Patterson as  Sam McCarthy
Christian Stolte as  John Rucinski
James Urbaniak as  Dr. James Pearn
Patrick Clear as  Adam Brock
George W. Bush as  Himself (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il as  Himself (archive footage)

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Reviews

Hellen
2006/10/27

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Alicia
2006/10/28

I love this movie so much

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Glimmerubro
2006/10/29

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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Doomtomylo
2006/10/30

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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sddavis63
2006/10/31

I get the point of the movie. In the current day post 9/11 United States there's so much fear and paranoia that restricting the rights of American citizens in the name of greater security is considered a patriotic act, and after any traumatic event the automatic reaction will be to look for and find a scapegoat (if possible, a Muslim) to place the blame on and then doggedly stick to that conclusion even if the evidence starts to clearly point otherwise. I get that. In the last 20 minutes or so of the movie that point is made very well and very powerfully. To me, though, the lead in to that last 20 minutes was problematic at best.The movie is a "mockumentary" about the events leading up to and following the hypothetical assassination of U.S. President George W. Bush. If I recall, some found it very distasteful that a movie would portray the assassination of a sitting (at the time) president. I'm not sure whether or not I'd call it distasteful, but to me it lost a lot of its potential power by portraying an event that didn't happen - and by treating it all so seriously. I couldn't take this seriously. Not when I knew that all of the events being portrayed were totally a product of the imagination. For that reason above all else this just did not work for me. I get the point of the movie. The U.S. government is willing to use any event (foreign or domestic) to increase its powers and to curtail the liberty of its citizens - and all in the name of "freedom." The point was made clearly, and so it was made well. But I do at least question whether the vehicle used to make that point was appropriate, and in any event I'm not in particular a fan of mockumentaries. (3/10)

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dromasca
2006/11/01

This film caused a lot of controversy last year and the subject is certainly something to talk about. If we need to put it in a category it would belong into political fiction - the story of a political crime that luckily was never committed, but takes inspiration from the political killings in American and world history of the 20th century, from the assassination of president Kennedy and up to Yitzhak Rabin.As a political fiction movie the film is quite well made, with credible shots that make it look like a TV documentary made a few years after the crime. It is acted by unknown actors which adds credibility, as we do not associate them with any other role, and these are quite good, and fiction is combined with documentary by some fine editing. Less credible than the documentary atmosphere of the crime and investigation is the interpretation and the follow-up conclusions that the authors try to draw. As we all know history has taken a different course than the pessimistic scenario drawn in this movie, and because of this reason the film already looks outdated. Sometimes reality is better than the fictional history on screen.

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lastliberal
2006/11/02

This International Emmy winning film is a clear picture of what the rest of the World thinks of Bush and his policies of warmongering and removal of civil liberties to suppress dissent against his illegal war.The focus is not on his assignation, as that really would change nothing with Cheney assuming control, but on the investigation itself into the killing and the fact that everything stopped once they had a Muslim suspect. Convicted on circumstantial evidence that would not hold up in any other murder investigation, the suspect remains in jail under Patriot III, even though there is clear and convincing evidence that another man did it to punish Bush for the death of his son.Of course, this is all made up. The film itself was well worth watching, and should be no surprise to anyone who is paying attention to what has been happening this country in the last seven years.

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bigdaddyc_58103
2006/11/03

For those of you that dislike GWB this movie is for you. Just like me I don't like GWB never will. I saw this movie on the shelf rented it and bought it the same day. Its too bad that the truth hurts so bad that those who like GWB would dislike this film. Its well made and well written and directed, It is so realistic you must check out this film.The sceans will shock you and make you think.I don't want to say to much even though I would like to I don't want any trouble with the powers that be.Best Quote "I saw the look on there face and the look on there face was hate." "Shots Fired Shots Fired."

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