La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat)

La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) tells the story of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, “The Goat” himself who subdued the Dominican Republic in a cruel dictatorship from 1930-1961. The story is told by Urania, a New York lawyer whose father was part of Trujillo’s Ministry, who returns to the Dominican Republic after 35 years; by the band of conspirators who plan his assassination, and through the thoughts of the dictator himself. Adapted by Jorge Ali Triana and Veronica Triana from the novel by Mario Vargas-Llosas.