The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)

  • NR
  • 11/14/2019 (ES)
  • Documentary, History
  • 1h 21m

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.

Marc Serena

Director, Writer

Cast

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel's headshot

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Self - Narrator / Writer
Negro Bey's headshot

Negro Bey

Self - Singer
Manuel Carrero Blanco's headshot

Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Obiang Nguema's headshot

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Nguema Obiang's headshot

Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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