Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary (2019)
Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.
Director: Pablo Schembri
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Isabel Sarli as Self - Actress |
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Luciano Saracino as Self - Researcher |
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Diego Trerotola as Self - Film Critic |
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Roger Koza as Self - Film Critic |
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Laura Casabé as Self - Filmmaker |
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Ramiro San Honorio as Self - Film Collector |
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César Legname as Ofelio Linares Montt |
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Mónica Audi Falú as Alicia Miranda |
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Juan Carlos Onganía as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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George A. Romero as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| Art | Agostina Cuolantoni | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Art | Mariano Laguzzi | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Sound | Javier Ruiz | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Claudio J. Rodríguez | Animation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Fernando Ferreyra | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Pablo Schembri | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Pablo Schembri | Producer |
| Camera | Adrián Di Toro | Key Grip |
| Art | Claudio J. Rodríguez | Graphic Designer |
| Visual Effects | Claudio J. Rodríguez | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Javier Ruiz | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Juan José López | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Martín Bulacio | Production Assistant |
| Production | Gabriel Giménez | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Altamiranda | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Nicolás Núñez | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Juan José López | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Juan José López | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Fabián Gramajo | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mayra Alejandra Lugones | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Pablo Schembri | Director |
| Writing | Pablo Schembri | Writer |
| Editing | Franco Cruz | Editor |
| Editing | Mariela Giles Bastía | Color Grading |
| Sound | Javier Ruiz | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Javier Ruiz | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Guido De Paula | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mariel Bomczuk | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicolás Batlle | Executive Producer |
| Production | Luz Mariel Salas | Executive Producer |