Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field. The Documentary
2019 · Movie · 88 min. · Argentina
In 1965, three years before the release of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, in Tucumán, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, a horror film with strong politi- cal allegories. The film opened in the us to great success, but when it was time for its Argentine release, in the midst of Onganía's regime, things went south and all trace of the film was lost. Following Lu- ciano Saracino, a writer in search for the film's original screenplay, Schembri's documentary researches the steps of this cursed classic, with a few surviving images and testimonies of critics, filmmakers and the beloved Isabel Sarli. At the end, an idea is summoned: aren't there too many "coincidences" between Linares Montt's and George A. Romero's films?
Direction Pablo Schembri
Cast Monica Audi Falu · Cesar Legname · Carlos Lizarraga · Luciano Saracino · Isabel Sarli · Diego Trerotola · Roger Koza · Laura Casabé
Soundtrack Javier Ruiz
Screenplay Pablo Schembri
Cinematography Guido de Palma
Original title Zombies en el cañaveral. El documental
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