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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

Name: The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 21 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, Negro Bey, Manuel Carrero Blanco, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Teodoro Nguema Obiang

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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

NR 1 hr 21 minHistory, Documentary

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

StarringJuan Tomás Ávila LaurelNegro BeyManuel Carrero Blanco

DirectorMarc Serena

WriterMarc Serena

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