Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)

A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.

Released

1966-07-24

Genres

Comedy

Runtime

84 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Alfredo L. Del Cueto, Ramón F. Suárez

TMDB rating

7.4/10 from 52 votes