The South (1988)

The movie starts while Floreal, the main protagonist, was being released from the prison when the military coup ended in 1983. He is estranged to his former life because of his last few ... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando E. Solanas

Writer:

Fernando E. Solanas

Stars:

Susú Pecoraro, Miguel Ángel Solá, Philippe Léotard

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susú Pecoraro	...	Rosi Echegoyen
Miguel Ángel Solá	...	Floreal Echgoyen
Philippe Léotard	...	Roberto
Lito Cruz	...	El Negro
Ulises Dumont	...	Emilio
Roberto Goyeneche	...	Amado
Gabriela Toscano	...	Blondi
Mario Lozano	...	Echegoyen
Nathán Pinzón	...	Rasatti
Antonio Ameijeiras	...	Peregrino
Inés Molina	...	María (as Inés Molina Villafañe)
Fito Páez	...	Marcelo
Niní Gambier	...	Adela
Chany Mallo	...	La mère de Floreal
Susana Mayo	...	Cora

Storyline

The movie starts while Floreal, the main protagonist, was being released from the prison when the military coup ended in 1983. He is estranged to his former life because of his last few years in prison and especially discovering his wife has cheated on him soured their relation. He is not sure if he wants to go back to his old life and family. Wandering through the night his old friend "El-Negro" appears in the dark. He announces that he was assassinated during the military coup and he is a dead man now. But he has a special mission this night and he is back for this special occasion: To help Floreal catch up fast and face with his life and his time in prison. El-Negro helps him to watch through the important events happened in his absence. He confronts some people of importance to him as he wanders around through the night while his wife is waiting for him anxiously thinking he might never come back. During the long night El-Negro helps him to get past with his anger, makes him to ...

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Plot Keywords:

prison | tango | political repression | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's dedicated to great Kurdish filmmaker Yilmaz Güney. Besides Güney means "south" in Turkish.

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Connections

Featured in Pichuco (2014)

User Reviews

Love, loneliness, politics, and, of course...Tango

This movie has everything you can ask for. The direction and the cinematography are excellent, the soundtrack includes Astor Piazzolla (He was a revolutionary of the tango, besides of a genius) and Roberto Goyeneche, one of the greatest voices in Tango's History.

When Argentina became a democratic country, after a long time of dictatorships, the lifes of many people changed. There was a new hope, a new beginning. This movie tells just one of many stories. If you haven't seen it, you should, I promise you won't regret it, and maybe you could thank me later. And, of course, buy the soundtrack if you want to have a masterpiece of Tango

Details

Country:

Argentina France

Language:

Spanish French

Release Date:

5 March 1988 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

The South

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Cinesur (Envar El Kadri), Productions Pacific

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color