Death of a President
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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2006
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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.
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Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
27 Oct 2006
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$167,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
What's missing is shapeliness, suspense, narrative cunning, visual flair -- in short, art. Are we really to believe that a network of the future would broadcast such a barbiturate?
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
30 Oct 2006
fresh:
Range comes about these issues in a provocative way, but they're still worth discussing, aren't they?
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
28 Oct 2006
rotten:
Just as the ducks get lined up in a row and we're ready for the movie to reveal its true purpose -- Political satire? Paranoid dystopian fantasy? Apologia for the Bush administration? -- we suddenly realize it has none.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
27 Oct 2006
fresh:
Every thinking person should see Death of a President.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
27 Oct 2006
fresh:
Death of a President is thought-provoking, but as much for 'how'd they do that?' as for its ideas.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
27 Oct 2006