

The President
2011-09-15 · 90 min · ★ 4.2
A political comedy about an illegal Moroccan who makes it to President of the Netherlands. As we follow his unlikely rise and self-sought fall, Joes learns that it's easy to win the support of the people, but to rule them is a whole other story.
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- Directors
- Erik de Bruyn
- Production companies
- Lemming Film, Proton Cinema
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Achmed AkkabiJoes
Najib AmhaliHamid
Charlie DageletMila
Dirk ZeelenbergVlonder
Rosa ReutenTreesters
Ton KasAart
Frank LammersKrasimir
Matthias SchoenaertsBoyko
Peer MasciniButler
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