Documental filmado de forma clandestina en el verano de 2018, cuando la revuelta contra el presidente Daniel Ortega y la represión desencadenada por este estaban en pleno apogeo. En él participan figuras de la izquierda nicaragüense como el poeta y exministro de Cultura Ernesto Cardenal, o el exvicepresidente de Nicaragua y premio Cervantes 2017, Sergio Ramírez, ambos muy críticos con la deriva totalitaria del presidente y excomandante Daniel Ortega, en el poder desde 2007.
Ernesto on Earth is a film that undertakes a historical journey through the life of the revolutionary poet Ernesto Cardenal, capturing his essence, the legacy of his human experience and his spiritual commitment until the last days of his life. Through a poetic vision, the movie settles the union of his soul, history, love and poetry with Nicaraguan lands.
Miguel Núñez sabía que el final estaba cerca. Tras toda una vida persiguiendo utopías, se entregó a su último combate, el de la muerte digna, con el mismo fervor revolucionario con el que se enfrentó al franquismo y a las dictaduras centroamericanas. Ésta es la historia de un hombre que estuvo catorce años en las cárceles de Franco, fue condenado a muerte, torturado y se jugó la vida en reiteradas ocasiones por sus sueños universales de justicia social. Coherente, lúcido y sarcástico hasta el último suspiro, Miguel organizó y controló cada detalle de su escapada vital. (
Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
