

The Vampires of Poverty
1978-01-01 · 29 min · ★ 7.4
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
- Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina
- Production companies
- SATUPLE
- Countries
- Colombia
- Status
- Released
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