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Se llamaba SN | |
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Directed by | Luis Correa |
Written by | Luis Correa |
Starring | Asdrúbal Meléndez José Torres María Gracia Bianchi Pedro Marthan Ricardo Blanco |
Cinematography | Mariano Volpi |
Edited by | Alejandro Sandeman |
Music by | Vitas Brenner |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Venezuela |
Language | Spanish |
Se llamaba SN (The Name Was SN) is a 1977 film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Luis Correa. The film is based in the homonymous 1964 novel by José Vicente Abreu, which serves as a testimony and denounces the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the country.
During the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in Venezuela, his secret police, the National Security (Seguridad Nacional), detains thousands of Venezuelans. In 1952, a political prisoner is sent at a prison located on an island a faces the conditions in jail.[1]
The film was screened at the 25th San Sebastián International Film Festival, in 1977.[1]