Mario Vargas Llosa: Life is made for betrayal

Description

This intimate and revealing documentary traces the life and work of Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most influential writers in the Spanish-speaking world. From his beginnings in Arequipa, Peru, to his crowning achievement with the Nobel Prize in Literature, the film explores the key moments that defined his literary career, his foray into politics, and his passionate advocacy for freedom and democracy. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, interviews with friends, critics, and colleagues, and excerpts from his most iconic novels such as The Time of the Hero, The Green House, and The Feast of the Goat, this narrative journey reveals the man behind the writer—his passions, contradictions, and the immense legacy he leaves in world literature. An essential film for those seeking to understand the soul of an author who turned words into a trench and literature into a weapon of thought.