Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary backdrop

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary 2019 Directed by Pablo Schembri Zombies en el cañaveral: el documental

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.

Country Argentina
Production Country Argentina
Language Spanish
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Películas Zapruder
Release Date 8 November 2019
89 mins
Cast
Isabel Sarli Self - Actress
Luciano Saracino Self - Researcher
Diego Trerotola Self - Film Critic
Roger Koza Self - Film Critic
Laura Casabé Self - Filmmaker
Ramiro San Honorio Self - Film Collector
César Legname Ofelio Linares Montt
Mónica Audi Falú Alicia Miranda
Juan Carlos Onganía Self - Politician (archive footage)
George A. Romero Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)