Death of a President Trailer

Gabriel Range's faux-doc was heavy on controversy at this years TIFF. First because it takes existing news and other media and recontextualizes it to tell the story of the assassination of current US president George W. Bush in 2007 and then goes into detail on the potential effects this would have on the US and the rest of the world. Second becuase it actually won the International Critics (FIPRESCI) prize, when nobody seemed to think the movie was any good. Seriously. Everyone I spoke to at the festival, and the majority of reviews online and in print are highly negative of this film, not because of its politics, but because it is a less than well made film.

Controversy sells though, and NewMarket Films, who have released controversial films in the past such as The Passion of the Christ, The Aristocrats, and The Woodsman are going to distribute it in the US and Canada starting October 27th.

With the wacky acronym of the title they used in the TIFF catalogue, I hope someone over at NewMarket Films capatalizes on the potential tagline: "Mischief. Mayhem. DOAP."

Matthew's Twitch Review

Trailer (Downloadable Quicktime)
Assassination Clip (YouTube)

[Source: Movie City News]