Assassination film to open at festival.

It looks like a sensational movie made for profit only. It is probably in bad taste.
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Assassination film to open at fest
Sep. 1, 2006
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The wraps are off ?- and the title finally revealed ?- for the film most likely to cause a stir at this month's Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 7-16).
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It's Death of a President, a fictional documentary from Britain about the assassination of U.S. President George W. Bush that reportedly mixes archival and dramatic elements to chilling effect. It receives its world premiere at the festival on Sept. 10, the first of three public screenings of the film.
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TIFF co-director Noah Cowan calls it "easily the most dangerous and breathtakingly original film I have encountered this year."
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Until yesterday, Death of a President was referred to only by its acronym D.O.A.P., and festival officials were reluctant to comment on it, fearing a backlash by Bush supporters.
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But the film's writer-director Gabriel Range yesterday revoked the vow of silence.

"We're thrilled to be screening the film at Toronto," Range said in a press release.
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"It's a striking premise which may be seen as highly controversial. But it's a serious film which I hope will open up the debate on where current U.S. foreign and domestic policies are taking us."

The release includes a plot synopsis: "In the film, President Bush is confronted by a massive anti-war demonstration as he arrives in Chicago to make a speech for business leaders. Unperturbed, Bush goes ahead with the visit but as he leaves the venue, he is gunned down by a sniper. While the 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 suspect."
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Range is no stranger to controversy. His previous films include The Day Britain Stopped, a speculative docudrama about a total electrical blackout in Britain.

There is no word yet on a possible Canadian theatrical release or TV broadcast following the festival. The film will be seen on British TV next month, in a broadcast on the More4 channel scheduled for Oct. 9.
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