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Man Facing Southeast
Man Facing Southeast

Man Facing Southeast

Somewhere Between The Insane And The Unreal Lies The Mystery Of The Man Facing Southeast.

Genres

MysteryScience FictionDrama

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A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.

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Budget

$600000

Revenue

$1532797

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.527/10

Release Date

02 April 1987

Country

Argentina

Cast

Lorenzo Quinteros

Lorenzo Quinteros

Dr. Julio Denis

Hugo Soto

Hugo Soto

Rantes

Inés Vernengo

Inés Vernengo

Beatriz Dick

Cristina Scaramuzza

Cristina Scaramuzza

Nurse

Tomas Voth

Tomas Voth

David Edery

David Edery

Rúbens Correa

Rúbens Correa

Doctor Prieto

Rodolfo Rodas

Rodolfo Rodas

Horacio Marassi

Horacio Marassi

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Rodolfo Elsegood

Rodolfo Elsegood

Violeta Scarponi

Violeta Scarponi

Beggar

Gustavo Rangugni

Gustavo Rangugni

Medicine Doctor

Antonio Avila

Antonio Avila

Newspaper Reporter

Hector Scarpino

Hector Scarpino

Doctor

Tito Haas

Tito Haas

Plainclothes Policeman

Andrés Tiengo

Andrés Tiengo

Patient

Carolina Cartelli

Carolina Cartelli

Denis' Daughter

Hernan Biset

Hernan Biset

Denis' Son

Alfonso Devita

Alfonso Devita

Self - Orchestra Conductor (as Maestro Alfonso Devita)

Alberto Balzanelli

Alberto Balzanelli

Self - Chorus Conductor (as Maestro Alberto Balzanelli)

Carlos Storani

Carlos Storani

Self - Orchestra Coordinator (as Maestro Carlos Storani)

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