The Writer From a Country Without Bookstores (2019)
Original title: El escritor de un país sin librerías
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.
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Juan Tomás Ávila LaurelSelf - Narrator / WriterNegro BeySelf - SingerManuel Carrero BlancoSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Obiang NguemaSelf - Politician (archive footage)Teodoro Nguema ObiangSelf - Politician (archive footage)Keywords
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What is The Writer From a Country Without Bookstores about?
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.
How long is The Writer From a Country Without Bookstores?
The Writer From a Country Without Bookstores has a runtime of 81 minutes.