Man Facing Southeast
7.6
“Somewhere Between The Insane And The Unreal Lies The Mystery Of The Man Facing Southeast.”
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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Cast
22 people
Lorenzo Quinteros
Dr. Julio Denis
Known for
Valentin
Hugo Soto
Rantes
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Lo que vendrá
Last Images of the Shipwreck
Inés Vernengo
Beatriz Dick
Known for
The Dark Side of the Heart
Cristina Scaramuzza
Nurse
Also in
I, the Worst of All
Tomas Voth
Also in
Under the Earth
David Edery
Also in
El asadito
On Each Side
Rúbens Correa
Doctor Prieto
Also in
Night of the Pencils
Celles qui parlaient tout le temps
Rodolfo Rodas
Also in
Historias de terror
Three Summers
Horacio Marassi
Known for
Extraordinary Stories
Deathstalker
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Known for
XXY
The Dark Side of the Heart
Rodolfo Elsegood
Violeta Scarponi
Beggar
Also in
Short Circuit
Eliseo Subiela Director · Ricardo DeAngelis Cinematographer Luis César D'Angiolillo Editor
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $600K · First release September 9, 1986
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$1,532,797
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Cine-Qua-Non
Production
Transeuropa S.A. Cinematografica
Production
Argentina
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Hombre mirando al sudeste
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 1986
Premiere · Toronto Film Festival
Argentina · April 2, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 16, 1994 · Theatrical
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