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65% Critic Match
Straight to VHS
“The search for the ghost that filmed the enigmatic and unique cult film of Uruguayan cinema”
6.5 / 10• 2021• 1h 17m•NR• Spanish
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alfonso Tort
Film Director
Lead
Roxana Blanco
Blanca Giménez (voice)
MI
María Inés Pelfort
Tarot Reader
PD
Pablo Denevi
Pablo Denevi
ES
Emilio Silva Torres
Self - Narrator (voice)
MB
Martín Buscaglia
Self - Composer
Agustín Ferrando
Self - Filmmaker
MS
Mauro Sarser
Self - Filmmaker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emilio Silva Torres's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Straight to VHS is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
