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My Father’s Prison (2023)
Directed by Iván Andrés Simonovis Pertíñez
Documentary · 1h 21m
When Ivan Simonovis becomes the first and most famous political prisoner in Venezuela, a 15-year period of imprisonment leaves devastating effects on his and his family’s lives. Living in exile as a filmmaker, his son Ivan Andrés crafts a very personal and moving story, using over 25 years of unique family material, showing history from an angle never seen before. A family that had to overcome extreme hardship, a father that has to find his place in life again and a son that faces his traumas by inviting the viewer into the core of a wound that touched both his family and his entire country.
Crew
- Director
- Iván Andrés Simonovis Pertíñez
- Editor
- Juan Soto Taborda
- Producer
- Jan Syruček, Lukáš Moudrý
Details
- Original title
- La prisión de mi padre
- Release date
- 2023-04-23
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Venezuela, Czech Republic
- Production
- Studio Beep