Straight to VHS (2021)

03/25/2021 (AR) • 1h 17m

Documentary, History

The search for the ghost that filmed the enigmatic and unique cult film of Uruguayan cinema

Overview

Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.

Top Billed Cast

Alfonso Tort

Film Director

Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cinema on cinema

semi-documentary

cinema history

portrait of an artist

portrait of a filmmaker

semi-fiction

montevideo, uruguay

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