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.
Title | The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores |
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Year | 2019 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Country | Spain |
Studio | Fora de Quadre, Toned Media |
Cast | Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, Negro Bey, Manuel Carrero Blanco, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Teodoro Nguema Obiang |
Crew | Marc Serena (Writer), Marc Serena (Director), Emanuele Tiziani (Editor), Toni Espinosa (Executive Producer), Josep Gutiérrez (Director of Photography), Marc Serena (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | political activism, colonialism, portrait of an artist, west africa, african history, equatorial guinea, african dictator |
Release | Dec 13, 2019 |
Runtime | 81 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.40 / 10 by 5 users |