Se llamaba SN (The Name Was SN) is a 1977 film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Luis Correa. The film is based in the homonymous 1964 novel by José Vicente Abreu, which serves as a testimony and denounces the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the country.

Se llamaba SN
Directed byLuis Correa
Written byLuis Correa
StarringAsdrúbal Meléndez
José Torres
María Gracia Bianchi
Pedro Marthan
Ricardo Blanco
CinematographyMariano Volpi
Edited byAlejandro Sandeman
Music byVitas Brenner
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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During the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in Venezuela, his secret police, the National Security (Seguridad Nacional), detains thousands of Venezuelans. In 1952, a political prisoner is sent at a prison located on an island a faces the conditions in jail.[1]

Release

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The film was screened at the 25th San Sebastián International Film Festival, in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "SE LLAMABA SN". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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