The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores 2019
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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores
The ruthless dictator Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since 1979. Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel is the most translated Equatoguinean writer, but he had to flee the country in 2011, after starting a hunger strike denouncing the crimes of the dictatorship. Since then, he has lived in Spain, feeling that, despite the risks, he must return and fight the monster with words.
The ruthless dictator Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since 1979. Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel is the most translated Equatoguinean writer, but he had to flee the country in 2011, after starting a hunger strike denouncing the crimes of the dictatorship. Since then, he has lived in Spain, feeling that, despite the risks, he must return and fight the monster with words.
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... Self - Narrator / Writer
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Negro Bey... Self - Singer
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Release Date:
Dec 13, 2019 (Spain)
Run Time:
1hr 21`
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Original Language:
Spanish
Production Countries:
Spain
Status:
Released
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Marc Serena... Director
Cast
... Self - Narrator / Writer
NB
Negro Bey... Self - Singer
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
... Self - Politician (archive footage)
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... Executive Producer
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Marc Serena... Executive Producer
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