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Deadline Hollywood reports:

Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights out of Cannes to The President and the Dragon, a Jimmy Carter documentary from Sudanese writer, director and producer Waleed Eltayeb and Irish director-cinematographer Ian D. Murphy.

The film watches as the former U.S. President, a motley crew of public health veterans, ex-child soldiers, and local volunteers traverse political minefields, treacherous terrain, and bloody civil war to chase after an ancient parasite, uniting with the goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease.

Added Buffalo 8’s Head of Distribution, Nikki Stier Justice, “We are incredibly proud to partner with Touchline and The Carter Center to bring this compelling and historically significant film to a global audience.”

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