▁R CT V ▁( Radio ▁Car ac as ▁Tele vis ión ▁Internacional ), ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁produced ▁by ▁R CT V ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁twenty   year s . ▁This ▁version ▁pain ts ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁hop eless ▁love ▁story — one ▁that ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁succeed ▁under ▁the ▁terror izing ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁dict ator ship . ▁ ▁It ▁therefore ▁plays ▁up ▁what ▁is ▁only ▁hint ed ▁at ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁itself , ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁is ▁driven ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁sexual ▁desire . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁striking ▁aspect ▁of ▁this ▁film ▁version ▁is ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁immediately ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁government ▁of ▁Venezuela . ▁Director ▁Gran ier ▁div ul ged ▁in ▁an ▁interview , ▁" We ▁had ▁to ▁film ▁in ▁secret ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁shut ▁down ." ▁Antonio ▁Blan co , ▁who ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁this ▁adaptation , ▁said ▁that : ▁" We ▁plan ▁to ▁market ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁Gu atem al an ▁story ▁to ▁avoid ▁any ▁problems ▁with ▁authorities ." ▁R CT V ▁lost ▁its ▁terrest rial ▁broadcast ing ▁rights ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez ▁( who ▁was ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected , ▁but ▁accused ▁by ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁har bor ing ▁dict atorial ▁t endencies ) ▁did ▁not ▁renew ▁the ▁network ' s ▁license . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁details ▁ ▁A