The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

1h 21m

Documentary History

6.4

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

Self - Narrator / Writer

Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crew

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Emanuele Tiziani

Josep Gutiérrez

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Juan Sebastián Vásquez

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Animation Director

Verónica Font Alfaro

Original Music Composer

Music Supervisor