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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
Mar 25, 2021 1h 17m
5.9
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Synopsis

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.

Title Straight to VHS
Companies Tarkiofilm, Trivial Media
Countries Argentina, Uruguay
Keywords cinema on cinema, semi-documentary, cinema history, portrait of an artist, portrait of a filmmaker, semi-fiction, montevideo, uruguay
Alfonso Tort

Alfonso Tort

Film Director
Roxana Blanco

Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)
Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi
Emilio Silva Torres

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)
Martín Buscaglia

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer
Agustín Ferrando

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker
Mauro Sarser

Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker
Sebastián Rotstein

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter
Santiago Calori

Santiago Calori

Self - Film Critic
César Martínez

César Martínez

Self - Musician
Daniel Hendler

Daniel Hendler

Self - Filmmaker
Leo Lagos

Leo Lagos

Self - Journalist
Manuel Nieto

Manuel Nieto

Self - Filmmaker
Julio Porley

Julio Porley

Self - Filmmaker
Ximena Bogadoz

Ximena Bogadoz

Self - Film Buff
Carlos Rodríguez

Carlos Rodríguez

Self - Former Video Club Owner
Pablo Pérez Veiga

Pablo Pérez Veiga

Self - Film Buff
Julio Pelossi

Julio Pelossi

Self - Technician
Jorge Traverso

Jorge Traverso

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Manuel Lamas

Manuel Lamas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)