25 Mar 2021
Straight to VHS
Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.
I huvet på n' Gamlin
Documentary about the Swedish humorist, film maker and artist Yngve Gamlin
Top Billed Cast
Hans Alfredson Self
Martin Ljung Self
Povel Ramel Self
Gösta Ekman Self
Björn Gustafson Self
Tage Erlander Self (archive footage)
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