El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Directed byEmir Kusturica
StarringPepe Mujica
Production
companies
  • Kramer & Sigman Films
  • Oriental Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Running time
74 minutes
CountriesArgentina, Uruguay, Serbia
LanguageSpanish
Box office$78,683[1]

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. It is about Mujica's life and legacy.[2][3]

Cast

Release

The documentary debuted, out of competition,[4] at the Venice Film Festival 2018.[5] and became available for streaming on Netflix on December 27, 2019.

Reception

The film has received praise and criticism alike.[6]

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 100% rating based on reviews from five critics.[7]

Former Tupamaro guerrilla fighter Jorge Zabalza, whose brother died at the Taking of Pando in 1969, has become a vocal critic of the film.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "El Pepe: A Supreme Life (2018)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ↑ "'El Pepe: A Supreme Life': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "El Pepe, a Supreme Life first look: Emir Kusturica reveals a president in repose". BFI. 30 October 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Estreno de El Pepe, una vida suprema". TV Show. 25 July 2018. (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Documentary on Uruguay's Mujica to debut at Venice Film Festival | Entertainment | English edition | Agencia EFE". efe.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  6. ↑ Haberkorn, Leonardo (28 December 2019). "Mujica por Kusturica: tango que me hiciste mal". El Observador.
  7. ↑ "El Pepe: A Supreme Life (El Pepe, Una Vida Suprema)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Zabalza, su relato de la Toma de Pando y su encuentro con el hijo del civil asesinado". El Observador (in Spanish). 4 March 2020.
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