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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores 2019 El escritor de un país sin librerías

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.

Country Spain
Production Country Spain
Language Spanish
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Documentary , History
Production Companies Toned Media , Fora de Quadre
Release Date 13 December 2019
81 mins