It has been announced that the controversial and award-winning film 'Death of a President' will receive its European premiere as the opening film at this year's Cork Film Festival.
The film, which won the FIPRESCI Critics Award at the Toronto Film Festival, explores what might happen to America if President George W Bush was assassinated.
Commenting on the film's screening at the Cork Film Festival, Festival Director Mick Hannigan said: "We are delighted to have secured the European premiere of 'Death of a President'. This is urgent, important cinema, raising vital questions about politics and the mass media, about liberty and democracy. It confirms the importance of cinema as a means of making sense of the world. For us it is the perfect opening film."
'Death of a President's director and co-writer, Gabriel Range, will attend the Cork screening, along with the film's Irish producer Ed Guiney and co-producer and co-writer Simon Finch.
The Cork Film Festival runs from 8 to 15 October; for more details visit www.corkfilmfest.org.
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