Death of a Bureaucrat
May 18, 1979·1h 24min
Comedy
A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.
Director:Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCast:Salvador Wood, Silvia Planas, Manuel Estanillo, Omar Alfonso,
A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.
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Original Title
La muerte de un burócrata
Status
Released
Release Date
05/18/1979
Original Language
Spanish
Production Country
Cuba
