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The Vampires of Poverty
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The Vampires of Poverty

1978-01-01 · 29 min · ★ 7.4

Comedy

Two filmmakers travel around impoverished sectors of the cities of Bogotá and Cali in search of the images of abjection needed to complete a documentary commissioned by German TV. Meanwhile, another camera captures these “vampire” filmmakers feeding off the misery of their marginal subjects.

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Directors
Luis Ospina, Carlos Mayolo
Production companies
SATUPLE
Countries
Colombia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Luis Alfonso LondoñoHouse Owner
Carlos MayoloCarlos MayoloDirector
Ramiro Arbeláez
Eduardo Carvajal
Javier Villa
Fabián Ramírez
Astrid Orozco
Jaime Ceballos
Dudman Adolfo Murillo

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