The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)
The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)
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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Cast

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel As: Self - Narrator / Writer
Negro Bey Negro Bey As: Self - Singer
Manuel Carrero Blanco Manuel Carrero Blanco As: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Teodoro Obiang Nguema As: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Teodoro Nguema Obiang As: Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Storyline

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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Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Español

Release Date: 13 December 2019

Country: ES

Runtime: 81m

Company Credits

Company: Fora de Quadre, Toned Media

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Cast

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Self - Narrator / Writer

Negro Bey

Negro Bey

Self - Singer

Manuel Carrero Blanco

Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Directed By

Marc Serena

Marc Serena

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Marc Serena

Marc Serena

Executive Producer

Toni Espinosa

Toni Espinosa

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Verónica Font Alfaro

Verónica Font Alfaro

Sound

Pau de Nut

Pau de Nut

Original Music Composer

Xavier Salvà

Xavier Salvà

Music Supervisor

Visual Effects

Marcel Pié

Marcel Pié

Animation Director

Camera

Josep Gutiérrez

Josep Gutiérrez

Director of Photography

Dídac Roure

Dídac Roure

Camera Operator

Norma Nebot

Norma Nebot

Camera Operator

Juan Sebastián Vásquez

Juan Sebastián Vásquez

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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