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President

President

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 1, 2023

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

75%

Original Title

President

Production Companies

Final Cut for Real, Louverture Films, Sant & Usant, BBC Storyville, ZDF/Arte, SVT, Sundance Institute, Open Society Foundations, Fritt Ord, The Bertha Foundation

Director

Camilla Nielsson

Description

Zimbabwe is at a crossroads. The leader of the opposition MDC party, Nelson Chamisa, challenges the old guard ZANU-PF led by Emmerson Mnangagwa, known as “The Crocodile.” The election tests both the ruling party and the opposition – how do they interpret principles of democracy in discourse and in practice?