The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)

The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)

2019-12-13 Spain 81 Min. PG-13
6.4 5 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

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

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