The Vampires of Poverty

The Vampires of Poverty (1978)

Agarrando pueblo

Watch the misfortune of the miserable... uncensored

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.

Date of release
1978-01-01
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (41)
Runtime
29m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Luis Ospina, Carlos Mayolo

Casting

Interesting facts

The Vampires of Poverty, originally released under the title Agarrando Pueblo, is a Colombian mockumentary film released in 1977. It was directed by Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo.

Production and credits

The film is a mockumentary addressing the topic of "misery porn" or what Colombian critics in the 1970s called "pornomiseria", the practice of making a spectacle out of poverty. It is critical of the use of sociological principles as cover for the exploitation and commodification of poverty.

Luis Ospina - direction, editing and sound

Fernando Velez - black and white photography

Luis Alfonso Londoño - the man who interrupts the production

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