Death of a Bureaucrat

1966 1h 24m ★7.4

Death of a Bureaucrat

“It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy.”

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.

Release Date July 24, 1966
Runtime 1h 24m
Country Cuba
Language Spanish
Director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Category Comedy
Rating 7.4 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1966
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