A Storm Was Coming (2020)

Original title

Anunciaron tormenta

Directed by

Javier Fernández Vázquez

Genre

documentary film, crime film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the life and death of Ësáasi Eweera, a Bubi king in Equatorial Guinea. He was taken by colonial authorities in 1904 and died in suspicious circumstances. The film pieces together what happened.

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What happens

A Storm Was Coming (Spanish: Anunciaron tormenta) is a 2020 Spanish documentary film directed and produced by Javier Fernández Vázquez. The documentary focuses on Ësáasi Eweera, one of the last kings of the Bubi people in the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, who was captured by authorities in 1904 and died under strange circumstances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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