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Aka: Bush
Oliver Stone's biographical take on the life of George W. Bush, one of the most controversial, secretive, cynical, and ruthless president in USA history, chronicling from 1967 to his wild and carefree days in college, to his military service, to his governorship of Texas and oil businesses, leading to his 2000 candidacy for president, his first turbulent four years to his 2004 re-election campaign.
Flashbacks to key events in his life reveal the rise of George W. Bush from ne'er-do-well party boy and son of privilege to president of the United States. After trading in booze for religion, George mends his aimless ways and sets his sights first on the Texas governorship, then on the presidency. But the country's involvement in the Iraq war decreases his approval rating.
Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state's rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. Co-written by Stanley G. Weiser, Bush is produced by fellow Stone collaborators Moritz Borman and Jon Kilik, with Elizabeth Banks co-starring as the first lady, James Cromwell as the elder President Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush and Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Dick Cheney.
Hoe je ook over hem denkt, George W. Bush is één van de meest controversiële figuren in de recente geschiedenis. Het leven van de 43ste president van de Verenigde Staten is er één van vele diepe dalen en hoge pieken. Geboren in een vooraanstaande familie ligt er al vanaf jonge leeftijd een hoge druk op George W. Hij kende een redelijk onbezorgde jeugd en een succesvolle periode in het bedrijfsleven maar verloor zichzelf daarna in de drank. De ontmoeting met zijn vrouw en bekering tot het geloof gaven hem de houvast zijn problemen te overwinnen en zich te ontpoppen tot belangrijkste leider van het Westen.