Straight to VHS (2021)
• March 25th, 2021 • 1h 17min
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.
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