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Straight to VHS

Straight to VHS

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

2021•1h 17m•6.5/10
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6.5/10(7)

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.

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Production

Tarkiofilm, Trivial Media

Language

ES

Status

Released

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Cast

Alfonso Tort

Alfonso Tort

Film Director

Roxana Blanco

Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)

María Inés Pelfort

Tarot Reader

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer

Agustín Ferrando

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker

Sebastián Rotstein

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter

Santiago Calori

Santiago Calori

Self - Film Critic

César Martínez

Self - Musician

Daniel Hendler

Daniel Hendler

Self - Filmmaker

Leo Lagos

Self - Journalist

Manuel Nieto

Self - Filmmaker

Julio Porley

Self - Filmmaker

Ximena Bogadoz

Self - Film Buff

Carlos Rodríguez

Self - Former Video Club Owner

Pablo Pérez Veiga

Self - Film Buff

Gustavo Zerbino Stajano

Self - Physician

Julio Pelossi

Self - Technician

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