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A patient in a mental hospital claims to be an extraterrestial. Could he be right?A patient in a mental hospital claims to be an extraterrestial. Could he be right?A patient in a mental hospital claims to be an extraterrestial. Could he be right?
- Awards
- 13 wins & 2 nominations
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Rúbens Correa
- Doctor Prieto
- (as Rúbens W. Correa)
Cecilia Gonzalez
- Bar Customer
- (as Cecilia V. Gonzalez)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAfter the release of K-PAX (2001), based on Gene Brewer's 1996 novel, "Southeast" director Eliseo Subiela sued Brewer, claiming plagiarism from this film. He lacked the funds to pursue his claim, and soon dropped the matter.
- GoofsRantes explains that he faces a certain direction and looks towards the sky -- said to be to the southeast -- to receive communications from his home planet, and it's also said that he does this for hours at a time. However, although he remains fixed and will still be facing southeast relative to earth, over time his focus on the sky will move as the earth rotates. He would have to change his position slightly, equal and opposite to the earth's rotation, to remain focused directly on his home planet.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Man Facing Nervous Breakdowns (2007)
- SoundtracksNinth Symphony
(excerpts of Ode to Joy)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven as L.V. Beethoven
Orchestra conducted by Maestro Alfonso Devita
Choir conducted by Maestro Alberto Balzanelli
Orchestr coordinated by Maestro Carlos Stofani
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I think that the question, "Is he really from outer space?" is irrelevent to the movie--what matters is that the man, Renates, is completely foreign. It's not a feel-good movie, it's a thought-provoking movie, one that brings up the question, why is compassion so foriegn to us, and why do we fear the compassionate? Those with power (the doctors) are so afraid to lose that power that they force their subjects into a forgetful stupor and deny their humanity--just as the military under Videla and the junta tortured over 30,000 people only two decades ago. This film is a brilliant commentary on human nature and modern Argentine history.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Rantes - Der Mann, der nach Süden schaut
- Filming locations
- Hospital Borda, Dr. Ramón Carrillo 375, Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina(Psychiatric hospital)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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