Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

Nov 8, 2019

1h 29m

★ 7.8

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Películas Zapruder

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary Trailers

Cast

Self - Actress

Isabel Sarli

Self - Researcher

Luciano Saracino

Self - Film Critic

Diego Trerotola

Self - Film Critic

Roger Koza

Self - Filmmaker

Laura Casabé

Self - Film Collector

Ramiro San Honorio

Ofelio Linares Montt

César Legname

Alicia Miranda

Mónica Audi Falú

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Juan Carlos Onganía

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

George A. Romero

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