Mr. President (2007)

Name: Mr. President
Director: Jeff Lester
Released: 2007-09-15
Duration: 8 min
Cast: Joshua Wolf Coleman, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Nichole Tienda, Teresa Huang

Director: Jeff Lester

Cast: Joshua Wolf Coleman, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Nichole Tienda, Teresa Huang

Runtime8 min

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Fictitious presidential debate between a Black senator and George W. Bush.

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Mr. President is a 2007 fictitious political drama directed by Jeff Lester that depicts a presidential debate between a Black senator and George W. Bush. While the film received mixed reviews from critics, it has gained a cult following over the years for its innovative approach to exploring race and politics in America.

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Fans of political satire and social commentary will find much to enjoy in this 2007 film directed by Jeff Lester, which stages a fictitious presidential debate between a Black senator and George W. Bush. The film's sharp, incisive humor and the strong performances from lead actors Joshua Wolf Coleman, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, and Nichole Tienda offer a thought-provoking take on the political process.

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El Señor Presidente is a 1946 novel written in Spanish by Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan writer and diplomat Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974). A landmark text in Latin American literature, El Señor Presidente explores the nature of political dictatorship and its effects on society. Asturias makes early use of a literary technique now known as magic realism. One of the most notable works of the dictator novel genre, El Señor Presidente developed from an earlier Asturias short story, written to protest social injustice in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in the author's home town.