Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

Biblioburro, the Donkey Library — Plot

This documentary follows the life of a one-of-a-kind man, and his one-of-a-kind library. Luis Soriano is a Colombian schoolteacher who spends weekends taking his donkey, and book collection, to the poverty-ridden towns of Magdalena Province. Facing down drug dealers, dangerous creatures, and overbearing heat, Soriano bravely faces down fear to promote education and literature.

• Release date
• November 3, 2008
• Runtime
• 52 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Luis Fernando Bohórquez