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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

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About The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

Synopsis

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.

At a glance

Release year

2019

Rating

6.4/10

Type

Movie

Provider

Neon · Yoru · Cypher · Sage · Breach · Vyse

Genres

DocumentaryHistory

Actors

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel profile photo

Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Self - Narrator / Writer

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Negro Bey

Self - Singer

M

Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema profile photo

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)

T

Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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