Se llamaba SN (film)

Se llamaba SN (The Name Was SN) is a 1977 film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Luis Correa. The film is based in the homonymous 1964 novel by José Vicente Abreu, which serves as a testimony and denounces the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the country.

For the 1964 in which the film is based, see Se llamaba SN.

Se llamaba SN
Directed by	Luis Correa
Written by	Luis Correa
Starring	Asdrúbal Meléndez José Torres María Gracia Bianchi Pedro Marthan Ricardo Blanco
Cinematography	Mariano Volpi
Edited by	Alejandro Sandeman
Music by	Vitas Brenner
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Venezuela
Language	Spanish

Plot

During the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in Venezuela, his secret police, the National Security (Seguridad Nacional), detains thousands of Venezuelans. In 1952, a political prisoner is sent at a prison located on an island a faces the conditions in jail.^[1]

Release

The film was screened at the 25th San Sebastián International Film Festival, in 1977.^[1]