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PRESIDENT

By Camilla NIELSSON

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Documentary - Completed 2021

Zimbabwe is at a crossroad. In the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, Nelson Chamisa is challenging the dictator's corrupt legacy. A riveting reminder that the fight for democracy is of universal relevance.

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& Awards

Sundance Film Festival (online) 2021
World Cinema Documentary Competition Special Jury Award in Verite Filmmaking
It's All True 2021
Best International Feature
Movies That Matter 2021
Dokfest Munich 2021
International Competition
One World 2021
Biografilm 2021
International Competition
Encounters Documentary Festival 2021
Opening Night
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    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • DENMARK, USA, NORWAY
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, SHONA
    • Duration
    • 115 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Camilla NIELSSON
    • Producer(s)
    • Signe BYRGE SØRENSEN (FINAL CUT FOR REAL), Joslyn BARNES (LOUVERTURE FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • When Robert Mugabe was removed from power, Zimbabwe military leaders promised they would not seize control for themselves but would ensure democracy in a national election. Against a backdrop of economic crisis, food shortages, and political violence, the stakes could not be higher. Working to defeat the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), which has controlled Zimbabwe since independence, is the young and charismatic Nelson Chamisa and the opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance. After decades of a corrupt group clinging to power using any tool available—legal or not—can a free, fair, and transparent election be truly possible?

      Director Camilla Nielsson is in familiar territory with this follow-up to her wildly acclaimed documentary Democrats (2014), which followed the political battle to establish Zimbabwe’s first democratic constitution. Nielsson once again brings viewers into the heart of the struggle for power in a nation closely monitored by the entire world. President is a riveting and epic reminder that, while individuals and their specific ideals may differ, the fight for democracy is never-ending and universal.
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