Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary
Directed by Pablo Schembri
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Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.Read moreLess
Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.
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Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.
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Isabel SarliSelf - Actress
Laura CasabéSelf - Filmmaker
Ramiro San HonorioSelf - Film Collector
Juan Carlos OnganíaSelf - Politician (archive footage)
George A. RomeroSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Pablo Schembri
- Director
- Pablo Schembri
- Writer
- Pablo Schembri
- Editor
- Franco Cruz
- Original Music Composer
- Javier Ruiz
- Director of Photography
- Guido De Paula