Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 3, 2008

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

Director

Carlos Rendon Zipagauta

Description

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.