A Mondo Movie-minded film crew hired by West German TV is stalking some Cali slums. When they offer a homeless man some money for filming him, he gets angry, grabs the notes and wipes his butt with them. Could that really have happened? A poignant comment on poverty porn and scripted documentary.
– Olaf Möller
Film details
Country of production
Colombia
Year
1978
Festival edition
IFFR 2024
Length
27'
Medium/Format
Digital
Language
Spanish
Premiere status
None
Director
Luis Ospina, Carlos Mayolo
Producer
Luis Ospina
Screenplay
Carlos Mayolo
Cinematography
Eduardo Carvajal, Enrique Forero, Fernando Vélez
Editing
Luis Ospina
Principal cast
Luis Alfonso Londoño, Carlos Mayolo, Ramiro Arbeláez, Eduardo Carvajal