KHIBULA

The presidential palace of a war torn country falls to insurgent forces. The president flees, escorted by his Prime Minister and four guards. They advise the president to go abroad but the president refuses to leave his people behind. He wants to reach loyal troops that are rumoured to wait for him inthe remote village of Khibula . The journey is difficult: on foot through mountainous terrain in freezing cold conditions. Unseen enemy forces are chasing the president, remaining unseen and unheard but making sure the president knows they are after him. In Khibula there is no sign of loyal troops. The president begins to doubt the loyalty of his Prime Minister and guards. The physical journey becomes a spiritual journey towards a goal that is unknown to the men who have vowed to protect him. The role of his protectors becomes unclear: are they chasing him, protecting him from enemy forces or from himself? The president journeys higher into the mountains, pursued by both friends and foes.