Straight to VHS

Straight to VHS

77 mins | Documentary, History | March 25, 2021

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.

Straight to VHS

77 mins | Documentary, History | March 25, 2021

Straight to VHS
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.
Producers Trivial Media, Tarkiofilm
Original title Directamente para video
Directors Emilio Silva Torres
Writers Emilio Silva Torres

Cast

Alfonso Tort

as Film Director

Roxana Blanco

as Blanca Giménez (voice)

María Inés Pelfort

as Tarot Reader

Pablo Denevi

as Pablo Denevi

Emilio Silva Torres

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Martín Buscaglia

as Self - Composer

Agustín Ferrando

as Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

as Self - Filmmaker

Sebastián Rotstein

as Self - Screenwriter

Santiago Calori

as Self - Film Critic

César Martínez

as Self - Musician

Daniel Hendler

as Self - Filmmaker

Leo Lagos

as Self - Journalist

Manuel Nieto

as Self - Filmmaker

Julio Porley

as Self - Filmmaker

Ximena Bogadoz

as Self - Film Buff

Carlos Rodríguez

as Self - Former Video Club Owner

Pablo Pérez Veiga

as Self - Film Buff

Gustavo Zerbino

as Self - Physician

Julio Pelossi

as Self - Technician

Jorge Traverso

as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Manuel Lamas

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)