Death of a Bureaucrat
Watch TrailerA young nephew is thrust into an absurd dilemma following the death of his inventor uncle. To bury him according to official regulations, he must exhume the body, but exhumation requires a permit granted only with a death certificate already in hand. He descends into a labyrinth of paperwork where each form begets the need for another. His odyssey from one office to the next becomes a surreal voyage through a world where bureaucracy has long triumphed over reason, and humanity is buried beneath mountains of paperwork.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | La muerte de un burócrata |
| Year | 1966 |
| Country | Cuba |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea |
| Runtime | 84 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (48 votes) |
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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea crafts not merely a satire, but a virtuoso farcical symphony on an all-consuming system. Each new twist, each encounter with a robotic official, escalates the absurdity to glorious, grotesque heights.
What lingers after the final reel is the catharsis of laughter born from recognizing a universal, timeless truth about the individual versus the machine. The film's shocking relevance is its testament, for red tape knows neither borders nor epochs. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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