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Straight to VHS
The search for the ghost that filmed the enigmatic and unique cult film of Uruguayan cinema
6.5(7)20211h 17m
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.
- Director
- Emilio Silva Torres
- Created by
- Virginia Bogliolo,Pablo Ratto
- Writers
- Emilio Silva Torres
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Cast

Alfonso Tort
Film Director

Roxana Blanco
Blanca Giménez (voice)
María Inés Pelfort
Tarot Reader
Pablo Denevi
Pablo Denevi
Emilio Silva Torres
Self - Narrator (voice)
Martín Buscaglia
Self - Composer

Agustín Ferrando
Self - Filmmaker
Mauro Sarser
Self - Filmmaker

Sebastián Rotstein
Self - Screenwriter

Santiago Calori
Self - Film Critic
César Martínez
Self - Musician

Daniel Hendler
Self - Filmmaker
Leo Lagos
Self - Journalist
Manuel Nieto
Self - Filmmaker
Julio Porley
Self - Filmmaker
Ximena Bogadoz
Self - Film Buff
Carlos Rodríguez
Self - Former Video Club Owner
Pablo Pérez Veiga
Self - Film Buff

Gustavo Zerbino Stajano
Self - Physician
Julio Pelossi
Self - Technician
Jorge Traverso
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Manuel Lamas
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Crew
Directing
- Emilio Silva TorresDirector
Writing
- Emilio Silva TorresWriter
Production
- Juan Álvarez NemeProducer
- Virginia ChappeProduction Manager
- Virginia BoglioloExecutive Producer
- Pablo RattoExecutive Producer
- Virginia BoglioloProducer
Camera
- Juan Álvarez NemeCamera Operator
- Juan Álvarez NemeDirector of Photography
Editing
- Norman JelenColorist
- Juan Álvarez NemeEditor
Sound
- Daniel YafaliánSound Designer
- Daniel YafaliánSound Mixer
- Rafael Álvarez A.Sound Recordist
- Maximiliano SilveiraOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel YafaliánSound Recordist
Art
- Gastón YachinoProperty Master
- Inés CarriquiryProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Inés CarriquiryWardrobe Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Santiago SvirskyVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Blanca GiménezThanks