Uruguayan film director Álvaro Brechner 's 2018 film '' A Twelve-Year Night '' ( '' La noche de 12 años '' ) based Mujica 's 12 year long prison life under military dictatorship . It premiered in official selection at the 75th Venice International Film Festival , and it was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards . The film won the Golden Pyramid Award at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
José Mujica