Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary (2019)

11/08/2019 (AR) • 1h 29m

Documentary

Overview

Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.

Top Billed Cast

Isabel Sarli

Self - Actress

Luciano Saracino

Self - Researcher

Diego Trerotola

Self - Film Critic

Roger Koza

Self - Film Critic

Laura Casabé

Self - Filmmaker

Ramiro San Honorio

Self - Film Collector

César Legname

Ofelio Linares Montt

Mónica Audi Falú

Alicia Miranda

Juan Carlos Onganía

Self - Politician (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cinema on cinema

movie business

plagiarism

mockumentary

docudrama

fake documentary

zombie apocalypse

1960s

political repression

argentinean cinema

cinema history

film censorship

semi-fiction

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