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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

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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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Released
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Language
English
  • political activism
  • colonialism
  • portrait of an artist
  • west africa
  • african history
  • equatorial guinea
  • african dictator

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Director

Marc Serena

Produced in

Spain

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Availability for Spain. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • SpainES

    • PremiereSeminci23 Oct 2019
    • PremiereBarcelona Independent Film Festival13 Nov 2019
    • PremiereRizoma Fest14 Nov 2019
    • Theatrical13 Dec 2019
    • PremiereAtlàntida Film Fest30 Jul 2020

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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores was released on 13 December 2019.

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