Underplayed Gems

Mr. President (1983)

Mr. President poster
Original title
El señor presidente
Directed by
Manuel Octavio Gómez
Genre
drama film
Country
Cuba
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In an unnamed Latin American country, a cruel dictator holds absolute power. The film follows several characters trapped in a web of fear and corruption under his regime.

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What happens

El señor Presidente es una película coproducción de Cuba, Francia y Nicaragua filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Manuel Octavio Gómez sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con André Camp basada en la novela homónima de Miguel Ángel Asturias que se produjo en 1983 y que tuvo como actores principales a Michel Auclair, Bruno Garcin, Reynaldo Miravalles, Florence Jaugey y Idalia Anreus. Otras versiones de la misma novela fueron El señor Presidente, (Argentina) dirigida en 1969 por Marcos Madanes y Señor Presidente, película de Venezuela, dirigida en 2007 por Rómulo Guardia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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