The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores 2019

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.

Directed by: Marc Serena
Written by: Marc Serena
Release date: 2019-12-13
Runtime: 81 minutes
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) 
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Also known as:
  • L'escriptor d'un país sense llibreries