El Pepe: A Supreme Life Explained

El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Director:	Emir Kusturica
Starring:	Pepe Mujica
Distributor:	Netflix
Runtime:	74 minutes
Country:	Argentina, Uruguay, Serbia
Language:	Spanish
Gross:	$78,683^[1]

El Pepe: A Supreme Life (Spanish; Castilian: '''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

• José Mujica
• Lucía Topolansky
• Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
• Mauricio Rosencof
• Emir Kusturica

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 rating based on reviews from 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]

Notes and References

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