Death of a President

First on More4 May 2007; rpt Sat 15 Dec 2007 10.05pm.
Set in the near future, the drama imagines the assassination of George W Bush and examines America's reaction to it.

The feature-length film is shockingly real and uses archive footage and documentary techniques to great effect.

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It is October 2007 and US foreign and domestic policies have polarised the country's electorate. Arriving in Chicago to make a speech to business leaders, the President is confronted by a massive anti-war demonstration. Unperturbed, Bush goes ahead with the visit. But as he leaves the venue he is gunned down by a sniper.

While a nation mourns, the hunt for his killer swings into action and the state apparatus tries to make sense of this horrific attack on the administration. The investigation soon focuses on a Syrian-born man, Jamal Abu Zikri.

Death of a President is a gripping drama that explores the administration's responses to 9/11 and is inspired by the real-life experiences of those caught up in the 'War on Terror'.

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