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Mar 25, 2021
1h 17m
★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Documentary
History

Production Companies

Tarkiofilm
Trivial Media

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Cast

Alfonso Tort

Film Director

Alfonso Tort

Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)

Roxana Blanco

María Inés Pelfort

Tarot Reader

María Inés Pelfort

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)

Emilio Silva Torres

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer

Martín Buscaglia

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

Agustín Ferrando

Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter

Sebastián Rotstein

Santiago Calori

Self - Film Critic

Santiago Calori

César Martínez

Self - Musician

César Martínez

Daniel Hendler

Self - Filmmaker

Daniel Hendler