''El Pepe: A Supreme Life'' (') is a 2018 Uruguayan-Serbian documentary film directed by

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes ...

about the life and legacy of Uruguayan politician and former

guerrilla fighter Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, Partisan (military), partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include Children in the military, recruite ...

José Mujica José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (20May 193513May 2025) was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisone ...

Cast

Lucía Topolansky Lucía Topolansky Saavedra (born 25 September 1944) is a Uruguayan politician and former revolutionary who served as the 17th vice president of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) � ...

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro (March 14, 1942 – August 5, 2016) was an Uruguayan politician, journalist, and writer. He was popularly known as "El Ñato". A former member of the National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros) (MLN-T), he was in prison ...

Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof (born June 30, 1933) is a Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay. From 2005 to 2020 he has been Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo. He was a founder of the Communist Youth Union and ...

Release

The documentary debuted, out of competition, at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

2018. and became available for streaming on Netflix on December 27, 2019.

Reception

The film has received praise and criticism alike. On

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it has rating based on reviews from critics. Former Tupamaro guerrilla fighter

Jorge Zabalza Jorge Pedro Zabalza Waksman (30 November 1943 – 23 February 2022) was a Uruguayan politician and writer. He was a former leader within the political organization Tupamaros and former president of the ''Junta Departamental de Montevideo''. Biog ...

, whose brother died at the

Taking of Pando The Taking of Pando (), or the Storming of Pando, was the occupation of the city of Pando, Uruguay, Pando, Department of Canelones Department, Canelones, by the Tupamaros, National Liberation Movement-Tupamaros (MLN-T) during the government of Jorg ...

in 1969, has become a vocal critic of the film.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pepe A Supreme Life 2018 films Documentary films about politicians Documentary films about Uruguay 2010s Spanish-language films Films directed by Emir Kusturica Netflix original documentary films Cultural depictions of Emir Kusturica