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My Father's Prison

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When Ivan Simonovis becomes the first and most famous political prisoner in Venezuela, a 15-year period of imprisonment leaves devastating effects on his and his family’s lives. Living in exile as a filmmaker, his son Ivan Andrés crafts a very personal and moving story, using over 25 years of unique family material, showing history from an angle never seen before. A family that had to overcome extreme hardship, a father that has to find his place in life again and a son that faces his traumas by inviting the viewer into the core of a wound that touched both his family and his entire country.

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Neil Young Screen International 05/02/2023
Making the most of extensive home-video footage shot across several decades but executed in familiar, sometimes heavy-handed fashion, it’s an example of a documentary-director being too close to their chosen material. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Iván Simonovis Pertíñez

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Synopsis When Ivan Simonovis becomes the first and most famous political prisoner in Venezuela, a 15-year period of imprisonment leaves devastating effects on his and his family’s lives. Living in exile as a filmmaker, his son Ivan Andrés crafts a very personal and moving story, using over 25 years of unique family material, showing history from an angle never seen before. A family that had to overcome extreme hardship, a father that has to find his place in life again and a son that faces his traumas by inviting the viewer into the core of a wound that touched both his family and his entire country.
Director
Iván Simonovis Pertíñez
Screenwriter
Iván Simonovis Pertíñez
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 21m