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The President

  • Romance
  • Comedy

September 15, 2011 (NL)

1h 30m

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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