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In a pseudodocumentary, unlike the mockumentary, the form takes second seat to focusing on the content. Pseudodocumentary’s content is so seriously discussed and directed, that the applied fictional events become real. It is interesting that Death of a President is following the format of a TV news show in order to comment on the reliability of today’s news. At the same time the film tricks the viewer into believing the fiction is truth by use of the documentary and the news form. Despite the entertainment value, the film Death of a President seems to be a comment on the question “what is reality”?