CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 0h 52m

Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

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This documentary follows the life of a one-of-a-kind man, and his one-of-a-kind library. Luis Soriano is a Colombian schoolteacher who spends weekends taking his donkey, and book collection, to the poverty-ridden towns of Magdalena Province. Facing down drug dealers, dangerous creatures, and overbearing heat, Soriano bravely faces down fear to promote education and literature.

Directed byLuis Fernando Bohórquez, Carlos Rendon Zipagauta

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0h 52m
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ES
Released
November 3, 2008

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Luis Soriano

Self

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Directed by
Luis Fernando Bohórquez
Luis Fernando Bohórquez
Carlos Rendon Zipagauta

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