The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores
2019 • 1h 21m
64%
Overview
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.
Documentary
History
Release Date
12/13/2019
Status
Released
Original Title
El escritor de un país sin librerías
Runtime
1h 21m
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Language
ES
Production Companies
Fora de Quadre
Toned Media
