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Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)
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A deceased worker's labour card is buried with him, leaving his widow unable to complete the procedure for support. Retrieving one necessary document breeds a ridiculous chain of further permissions. The brisk Cuban satire finds a physical-comedy rhythm in rules that are perfectly orderly until somebody needs them to work.
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About Death of a Bureaucrat
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.