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Straight to VHS

2021
Directed byEmilio Silva Torres
1h 17m

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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Alfonso TortFilm DirectorRoxana BlancoBlanca Giménez (voice)María Inés PelfortTarot Reader
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Pablo DeneviPablo Denevi
Emilio Silva TorresSelf - Narrator (voice)
Martín BuscagliaSelf - Composer
Agustín FerrandoSelf - Filmmaker
Mauro SarserSelf - Filmmaker
Sebastián RotsteinSelf - Screenwriter
Santiago CaloriSelf - Film Critic
DETAILS
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DocumentaryHistory
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.5

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