The South

Mar 5, 1988

2h 7m

★ 6.3

Overview

After the end of the military dictatorship in Argentina in 1983, Floreal is released from prison. Instead of returning to his wife, he wanders through the night of Buenos Aires. He meets some people from his past–most of which are only imaginary–and remembers the events of his imprisonment.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Pacific Productions

Cinesur

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Cast

Floreal Echegoyen

Miguel Ángel Solá

Roberto

Philippe Léotard

El Negro

Lito Cruz

Amado

Roberto Goyeneche

Emilio

Ulises Dumont

Blondi

Gabriela Toscano

Echegoyen

Mario Lozano

Rasatti

Nathán Pinzón

Peregrino

Antonio Ameijeiras

María

Inés Molina

Marcelo

Fito Páez

Adela

Niní Gambier

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