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Nov 14, 2008 · Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey: Directed by Sachithanandam Sathananthan, Sabiha Sumar. From on-the-street interviews to audiences with religious leaders to dinner with the President of Pakistan, the film takes the temperature of a culture on issues from politics to women's rights.
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- Sachithanandam Sathananthan, Sabiha Sumar
- 2008-11-14
Dinner with the President: A Nation’s Journey asks its audience to rethink conventional Western wisdom around concepts such as individual rights, democracy, power, and political process.
Dinner With the President: A Nation's Journey 2007 1h 0m Documentary List Reviews Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf discusses his democratic visions for his country.
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Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey. Dictator or liberator? General or president? Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar sat down with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, prior to his resignation, to find answers.
- Global Voices
- 55 min
Oct 28, 2008 · Former President Pervez Musharraf had long been viewed as a key U.S. ally in the region—a reputation that did not always serve him well in Pakistan. Dinner with the President: A Nation’s Journey recounts a moment in Pakistani history and helps to inform an exploration of its future.
Documentary in which President Musharraf explores the different worlds and influences on political life in Pakistan at a dinner in his official residence, the Army House.
Traveling throughout Pakistan, the documentary filmmakers explore the vexing question of democracy. They meet with a range of people to gather their point-of-views, from President Pervez Musharrafn of Pakistan to rural local rulers and wealthy young hipsters at a beach resort.
