Tell Mario not to Come Back

Tell Mario not to Come Back

82 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2007

After a long exile in Venezuela, filmmaker Mario Handler returns to his country, Uruguay. There, the dictatorship is still present in the media, public opinion, and in the memory of people. The director feels he owes something to the comrades, those who could not leave the country. This debt translates into poetry, black humor and conscience, in a sharp and accurate atmosphere of this dark time of Uruguay.

Tell Mario not to Come Back

82 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2007

Tell Mario not to Come Back
After a long exile in Venezuela, filmmaker Mario Handler returns to his country, Uruguay. There, the dictatorship is still present in the media, public opinion, and in the memory of people. The director feels he owes something to the comrades, those who could not leave the country. This debt translates into poetry, black humor and conscience, in a sharp and accurate atmosphere of this dark time of Uruguay.
Producers Doce Gatos
Original title Decile a Mario que no vuelva
Directors Mario Handler
Writers Mario Handler