Muerte de un burócrata

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La muerte de un burocrata (1966) is a comedy film by Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea in which he pokes fun at the communist bureaucracy and red tape and how it affects the lives of the common people who have to waste time and overcome hurdles just to get on with their ordinary lives.

The story begins with the death of a model worker who is buried with his labor card as a badge of honor but his widow is told she needs that card to claim the benefits she is entitled to. The story then takes several surreal turns as the family of the dead man try to recover the precious card from the grave.

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• Sinopsys in Spanish