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Man Facing Southeast

Man Facing Southeast

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

19877.51h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Eliseo Subiela
Written by Eliseo Subiela
Box OfficeBudget: $600KRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Lorenzo Quinteros

Lorenzo Quinteros

Dr. Julio Denis

Hugo Soto

Hugo Soto

Rantes

Inés Vernengo

Inés Vernengo

Beatriz Dick

C

Cristina Scaramuzza

Nurse

T

Tomas Voth

D

David Edery

R

Rúbens Correa

Doctor Prieto

R

Rodolfo Rodas

Horacio Marassi

Horacio Marassi

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Themes & Keywords

insanityinsane asylumtelekinesispsychiatric hospitalpsychological thrillerpsychiatry

About Man Facing Southeast

Man Facing Southeast is a mystery, science fiction, drama film released in 1987 exploring themes of insanity, insane asylum, telekinesis, psychiatric hospital, psychological thriller, psychiatry. Directed by Eliseo Subiela, it stars Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto, Inés Vernengo. 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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