Death Of A President

[Edward Brock]

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24357

New York, NY (August 31, 2006) - The Toronto International Film Festival released new details today regarding a film in their line-up. Previously referred to as D.O.A.P., the film's actual title is DEATH OF A PRESIDENT. This fictional drama, which mixes archival footage with narrative elements, focuses on the assassination of President George W. Bush in the style of a retrospective documentary. DEATH OF A PRESIDENT makes its world premiere in the festival's Visions section on September 10th at 8:30 p.m. at the Paramount 3 Theatre in Toronto.

"We’re thrilled to be screening the film at Toronto," said writer/director Gabriel Range. “It’s a striking premise which may be seen as highly controversial. But it’s a serious film which I hope will open up the debate on where current US foreign and domestic policies are taking us.”

DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is a thought-provoking critique of the contemporary American political landscape. In the film, President Bush is confronted by a massive anti-war demonstration as he arrives in Chicago to make a speech for business leaders. Unperturbed, Bush goes ahead with the visit but as he leaves the venue, he is gunned down by a sniper. While the nation mourns, the hunt for his killer swings into action and the state apparatus tries to make sense of this horrific attack on the administration. The investigation soon focuses on a Syrian-born suspect.

DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is co-written and directed by Gabriel Range ("The Day Britain Stopped"), and is produced by Borough Films' Range, Simon Finch and Ed Guiney. The executive producer is Robin Gutch. U.S. rights are represented by William Morris Independent, with distribution already secured in the UK by Film Four/Channel 4.

This one'll be a 4,000 screener in the US.

Or not.

 

[Saved]

Honestly I think a movie about the assassination of a Preseident while he is still in office and we are at war is terroristic. I mean, like Bush or not, thats terrorism or a cause to insight violence in my opinion.

 

[Edward Brock]

Terroristic? Did anyone die directly because of this movie?

Anyway, it's focus doesn't seem to be the murder itself but more it's consequences. It's probabily more pro-Bush than what you'd think.

 

[Saved]

I still think its a bad idea when we have terroism all of right now, and the possibility of nuclear war with Iran. Bush is doing a good job warwise at this point. At least he is fighting! If our next electon gives us a pu$$y president, we are in big trouble.

 

[Joker]

He invaded a country that had done absolutely nothing to us, while all but abandoning the war in Afghanistan who were known to be harboring terrorists. Yeah, he's done a great job war-wise

 

[The Shape]

Interesting concept.

 

[Edward Brock]

I guess that's why I created this thread, and not to turn it into a political debate...

 

[Movies205]

Honestly I think a movie about the assassination of a Preseident while he is still in office and we are at war is terroristic. I mean, like Bush or not, thats terrorism or a cause to insight violence in my opinion.

I suppose we should have a book-burning day, and we burn all books that aren't approved by the government, nice try, Syn (mercenary) or should I say, HITLER!

 

[Son Of Logan]

I'll be figuring out how to get this one way or the other.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Yea, its deffinetly wierd... but I'll deffinetly give it a rental.

 

[Motown Marvel]

this is a crazy cool concept, and quite ballsy....i really wanna see it.