Straight to VHS

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

Straight to VHS Trailers

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Cast

Film Director

Alfonso Tort

Blanca Giménez (voice)

Roxana Blanco

Tarot Reader

María Inés Pelfort

Pablo Denevi

Self - Narrator (voice)

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Composer

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Filmmaker

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

Self - Screenwriter

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Film Critic

Santiago Calori

Self - Musician

César Martínez

Self - Filmmaker

Daniel Hendler

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