El Pepe: A Supreme Life

El Pepe: A Supreme Life (Spanish: El Pepe, Una Vida Suprema) is a 2018 documentary film directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica and starring Uruguay's former president (and former guerrilla fighter) José Mujica. The premise revolves around José "Pepe" Mujica's life and legacy of Uruguay's last president.[1][2]

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Directed byEmir Kusturica
StarringPepe Mujica
Production
company
  • Kramer & Sigman Films
  • Oriental Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryArgentina, Uruguay, Serbia
LanguageSpanish

Cast

Release

The documentary debuted, out of competition,[3] at the Venice Film Festival 2018.[4] and became available for streaming on Netflix on December 27, 2019.

Reception

The film has received praise and criticism alike.[5]

Former Tupamaro guerrilla fighter Jorge Zabalza, whose brother died at the Taking of Pando in 1969, has become a vocal critic of the film.[6]

References

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