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The Woman Who Believed She Was President of the United States (2003)

The Woman Who Believed She Was President of the United States poster
Original title
A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA
Directed by
João Botelho
Genre
comedy film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman believes she is the President of the United States. All roles in the film are played by women. It is a Portuguese tragicomedy from 2003 with a grotesque tone.

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What happens

La Femme qui croyait être Présidente des États-Unis (Originaltitel: A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, Portugiesisch für: „Die Frau, die glaubte, Präsident der USA zu sein“) ist eine groteske Tragikomödie des portugiesischen Regisseurs João Botelho aus dem Jahr 2003. Im Film werden alle Rollen von Frauen gespielt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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