El Pepe: A Supreme Life

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. The premise revolves around José "Pepe" Mujica's life and legacy of Uruguay's last president.[1][2]

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Directed byEmir Kusturica
StarringPepe Mujica
Production
company
  • Kramer & Sigman Films
  • Oriental Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryArgentina, Uruguay, Serbia
LanguageSpanish

Cast

Release

The documentary debuted, out of competition,[3] at the Venice Film Festival 2018.[4] and became available for streaming on Netflix on December 27, 2019.

Reception

The film has received praise and criticism alike.[5]

Former Tupamaro guerrilla fighter Jorge Zabalza, whose brother died at the Taking of Pando in 1969, has become a vocal critic of the film.[6]

References
  1. "'El Pepe: A Supreme Life': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. "El Pepe, a Supreme Life first look: Emir Kusturica reveals a president in repose". BFI. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. "Estreno de El Pepe, una vida suprema". TV Show. 25 July 2018. (in Spanish)
  4. "Documentary on Uruguay's Mujica to debut at Venice Film Festival | Entertainment | English edition | Agencia EFE". efe.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. Haberkorn, Leonardo (28 December 2019). "Mujica por Kusturica: tango que me hiciste mal". El Observador.
  6. "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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