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The Vampires of Poverty

Original title: Agarrando pueblo
  • 1978
  • Not Rated
  • 28m
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The Vampires of Poverty (1978)
MockumentarySatireComedyShort

Fictional film that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit the misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism "porno-misery" and the opportunism of the dis... Read allFictional film that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit the misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism "porno-misery" and the opportunism of the dishonest documentary making "socio-political documentaries" in the third world to sell them ... Read allFictional film that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit the misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism "porno-misery" and the opportunism of the dishonest documentary making "socio-political documentaries" in the third world to sell them in Europe and win prizes.

  • Directors
    • Carlos Mayolo
    • Luis Ospina
  • Writer
    • Carlos Mayolo
  • Stars
    • Luis Alfonso Londoño
    • Carlos Mayolo
    • Ramiro Arbeláez
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Carlos Mayolo
      • Luis Ospina
    • Writer
      • Carlos Mayolo
    • Stars
      • Luis Alfonso Londoño
      • Carlos Mayolo
      • Ramiro Arbeláez
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Luis Alfonso Londoño
    Carlos Mayolo
    Carlos Mayolo
    Ramiro Arbeláez
    Eduardo Carvajal
    Javier Villa
    Fabián Ramírez
    Astrid Orozco
    Jaime Ceballos
    Dudman Adolfo Murillo
    • Directors
      • Carlos Mayolo
      • Luis Ospina
    • Writer
      • Carlos Mayolo
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      In one scene in the taxi, the boom microphone peeks briefly into the shot.
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    Reality on Colombian cinema even today

    This short film reflects a satirical vision on how the so-called master film-makers in Colombia are just a bunch on fools whose ambition goes beyond a real narrative but leading to black propaganda of the country.

    Desperated looking for poverty where there's not too much, a couple of film directors try to make a documentary on homeless, ignorant, mindless people, giving themselves to the extreme option of contracting actors to make a fake poor family when failed to capture that inexistent reality.

    It's curious to note that even today the same tendency is still alive on some Colombian directors (but today on themes such as guerrilla, violence, kidnapping, etcetera), giving this masterpiece a renewal concept.
    • elderesek
    • Aug 28, 2008
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    • Release date
      • January 17, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Colombia
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Yoksulluğun Vampirleri
    • Filming locations
      • Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
    • Production company
      • SATUPLE
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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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