Straight to VHS (2021)

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

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 (22)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Alfonso Tort

Film Director

Roxana Blanco

Blanca Giménez (voice)

M

María Inés Pelfort

Tarot Reader

P

Pablo Denevi

Pablo Denevi

E

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Narrator (voice)

M

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Composer

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

M

Mauro Sarser

Self - Filmmaker

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Screenwriter

Santiago Calori

Self - Film Critic

C

César Martínez

Self - Musician

Daniel Hendler

Self - Filmmaker

L

Leo Lagos

Self - Journalist

M

Manuel Nieto

Self - Filmmaker

J

Julio Porley

Self - Filmmaker

X

Ximena Bogadoz

Self - Film Buff

C

Carlos Rodríguez

Self - Former Video Club Owner

P

Pablo Pérez Veiga

Self - Film Buff

G

Gustavo Zerbino Stajano

Self - Physician

J

Julio Pelossi

Self - Technician

J

Jorge Traverso

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

M

Manuel Lamas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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