The Vampires of Poverty

“Watch the misfortune of the miserable... uncensored”

7.4

1978

29m

Comedy

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.

Key Crew

Director

Luis Ospina

Producers

Luis Ospina

Writers

Carlos Mayolo

Luis Ospina

Cinematography

Eduardo Carvajal

Cast (9)

Luis Alfonso Londoño

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