THE WRITER FROM A COUNTRY WITHOUT BOOKSTORES
Directed by Marc Serena
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.
Cast
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Self - Narrator / Writer
Negro Bey
Self - Singer
Manuel Carrero Blanco
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Nguema Obiang
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
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- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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