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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)
Directed by Marc Serena
Documentary, History · 1h 21m
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.
Cast
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Crew
- Director
- Marc Serena
- Writer
- Marc Serena
- Director of Photography
- Josep Gutiérrez
- Original Music Composer
- Pau de Nut
- Editor
- Emanuele Tiziani
Details
- Original title
- El escritor de un país sin librerías
- Release date
- 2019-12-13
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Fora de Quadre, Toned Media