The Frontier
7.4
A Chilean teacher, Ramiro, is sentenced to internal exile in a southern town where tidal waves often appear. He falls for a woman, Maite, whose father asks him to take her away. Although he gets his freedom he doesn't leave and when the water rises, Maite and her father die, and Ramiro flees to the hills.
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Cast
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Patricio Contreras
Ramiro Orellana
Known for
Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez
Sex with Love
Gloria Laso
Maite
Known for
State of Siege
Alonso Venegas
Delegate
Also in
Three Sad Tigers
The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror
Sergio Schmied
Secretary
Also in
Nahuel and the Magic Book
The Sentimental Teaser
Aldo Bernales
Diver
Also in
Juana Brava
La dama del balcón
Héctor Noguera
Father Patricio
Known for
Neruda
Patricio Bunster
Don Ignacio
Also in
Sub terra
The Lawless Land
Aníbal Reyna
Detective Robusto
Also in
What Is to Be Done?
Los títeres
Sergio Hernández
Detective Delgado
Known for
El Presidente
El Reemplazante
Elsa Poblete
Laura
Known for
No
Tony Manero
Sergio Madrid
Gutierrez
Also in
Crónica de un hombre santo
La patrulla del desierto
Joaquin Velasco
Hernan
No other roles listed
Ricardo Larraín Director · Jorge Goldenberg Screenplay Jaime de Aguirre Composer
First release October 25, 1991 · Produced in Chile, Spain · Production Cine XXI, Ion Films
Production
Televisión Nacional de Chile
Production
Cine XXI
Production
Ion Films
Production
Filmocentro
Production
TVE
Production
Chile · Spain
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Original title
La Frontera
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Chile · October 25, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
April 21, 1995 · Theatrical
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