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My Father’s Prison

Original title: La prisión de mi padre
Year: 2023
Running time: 81 min.
Country: Venezuela
Director: Iván Andrés Simonovis Pertíñez
Cast: Documentary, Archive footage: Iván Simonovis
Cinematography: Iván Andrés Simonovis Pertíñez
Producer: Co-production Venezuela-Czech Republic;
Anonymous, Studio Beep
Genre: Documentary | Politics. Family Relationships
Synopsis: In 2009, Ivan Simonovis, head of security for the Caracas police, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He became the most famous political prisoner in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela, with dramatic consequences for him and his family. His son Iván tells his story through archives.

Awards: 2023: Gijón Film Festival: Audience Award - Tierres en Trance. 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"[It] is simply too small to properly deal with the thorny socio-economic intricacies of Venezuela pre-, during and post-Chavez, especially given Simonovis Pertinez's unalloyed subjectivity"

Neil Young: Screendaily

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My Father’s Prison

2023

Iván Andrés Simonovis Pertíñez