The Vampires of Poverty

The Vampires of Poverty

The Vampires of Poverty

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The Vampires of Poverty

"Watch the misfortune of the miserable... uncensored"

1978

0h 29m

7.4(35 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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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9 members

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Luis Alfonso Londoño

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Carlos Mayolo

Director

Carlos Mayolo

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Ramiro Arbeláez

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Eduardo Carvajal

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Javier Villa

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Fabián Ramírez

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Astrid Orozco

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Jaime Ceballos

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Dudman Adolfo Murillo

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