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

Documentary History

📜 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.

🌏 Languages Available: Spanish

📆 Date Released: 2021-03-25

⌚ Running Time: 77 mins

⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

Beloved Cast

Film Director

Alfonso Tort

Blanca Giménez (voice)

Roxana Blanco

Tarot Reader

María Inés Pelfort

Pablo Denevi

Self - Narrator (voice)

Emilio Silva Torres

Self - Composer

Martín Buscaglia

Self - Filmmaker

Agustín Ferrando

Self - Filmmaker

Mauro Sarser

Self - Screenwriter

Sebastián Rotstein

Self - Film Critic

Santiago Calori

Self - Musician

César Martínez

Self - Filmmaker

Daniel Hendler

Self - Journalist

Leo Lagos

Self - Filmmaker

Manuel Nieto

Self - Filmmaker

Julio Porley

Self - Film Buff

Ximena Bogadoz

Self - Former Video Club Owner

Carlos Rodríguez

Self - Film Buff

Pablo Pérez Veiga

Self - Physician

Gustavo Zerbino Stajano

Self - Technician

Julio Pelossi

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Jorge Traverso

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Manuel Lamas

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