Scene from the film The Vampires of Poverty
Scene from the film The Vampires of Poverty
Scene from the film The Vampires of Poverty

The Vampires of Poverty

Direction
Year 
1977
Country
  • Colombia
Duration
29min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

A TV film crew is shooting in the streets of Cali searching for poor people, bums, whores, street kids, in order to build a mise-en-scene of misery. An action film simulating a documentary about filmmakers who exploit poverty for commercial purposes. A scathing critic with a touch of black humour against “misery porn” and the opportunism of those filmmakers who make “socio-political” films in the Third World to make money and win prizes in Europe.

Details

  • Original title
    Agarrando pueblo
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina
  • Cast
    Eduardo Carvajal, Carlos Mayolo, Luis Alfonso Londoño, Ramiro Arbeláez
  • Duration
    29 min (16-30 min.)
  • Year
    1977
  • Country
    • Colombia
  • Colour
    • Colour
    • Black & White
  • Awards
    • First Award, III Colcultura Festival, (Bogotá, 1978)
    • Novais-Teixeira Award (French Syndicate of Film Critics) Lille International Shortfilm Festival (Francia, 1979)
    • Interfilm Award, Oberhausen International Festival (Alemania Federial, 1979)
    • Jury’s Mention, International Festival of Bilbao, (España, 1979)

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