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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

MOVIE • 2019

The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.2/5Votes: 5
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Top Cast

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Self - Narrator / Writer

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Negro Bey

Self - Singer

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Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Marc Serena

Executive Producer

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Josep Gutiérrez

Director of Photography

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Emanuele Tiziani

Editor

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Verónica Font Alfaro

Sound

Toni Espinosa

Toni Espinosa

Executive Producer

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Dídac Roure

Camera Operator

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Marcel Pié

Animation Director

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Norma Nebot

Camera Operator

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Pau de Nut

Original Music Composer

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Theatrical release date: December 13, 2019

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 13, 2019

Runtime

81 min

Language

Spanish

Origin

Spain

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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