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

2021

1h 17m

6.6(6 votes)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

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Alfonso Tort

Film Director

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Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)

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María Inés Pelfort

Tarot Reader

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Pablo Denevi

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Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer

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Creator

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

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Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker

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Writing

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter

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Santiago Calori

Self - Film Critic

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César Martínez

Self - Musician

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Daniel Hendler

Self - Filmmaker

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Leo Lagos

Self - Journalist

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Manuel Nieto

Self - Filmmaker

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Julio Porley

Self - Filmmaker

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Ximena Bogadoz

Self - Film Buff

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Carlos Rodríguez

Self - Former Video Club Owner

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Pablo Pérez Veiga

Self - Film Buff

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Gustavo Zerbino Stajano

Self - Physician

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Julio Pelossi

Self - Technician

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Jorge Traverso

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

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Manuel Lamas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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