An audacious and deeply entertaining whirl though the life of George W Bush, the most powerful man on the planet - for now, at least.

Synopsis
In this colourful, turbulent and frequently eye-opening blast through George W. Bush's life, controversial director Oliver Stone manages to evoke something of the unlikely wonder felt by many when the black sheep of the Bush family of Texas - boorish, alcoholic, suffering a deep father complex, aimlessly drifting from college, the army and a series of failed businesses - somehow, ended up as the most powerful man on the planet. In'W', he attempts to show us just how this happened. Stone is careful to present an even-handed account of Bush's ascent - his legendary'folksiness', for instance, is played consistently well to the fore. Aided by Josh Brolin's superb rendering of the lanky Texan, contrasting with Richard Dreyfuss's sober and insidious Dick Cheney and rising British star Thandie Newton's Condoleezza Rice, Stone has pulled off an audacious and dazzlingly entertaining feat.

U.S.A./2008/English dialogue/Colour/35mm/129 mins
Directed by: Oliver Stone



Director: Oliver Stone
Scriptwriter: Stanley Weiser
Cinematographer: Phedon Papamichael
Editor: Julie Monroe
Composer: Paul Cantelon
Producers: Bill Block, Eric Kopeloff, Moritz Borman, Paul Hanson

Main Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, Thandie Newton




FESTIVALS / AWARDS

2008 | DIFF - Dubai International Film Festival |
* Selection [Cinema of the World]
* Middle East Premiere