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  • The South (1988)
  • R
    127 min | Drama
The South (1988)
R
127 min | Drama

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 ...See moreThe 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 understand the difficulties in such a controversial time and how military coup crushes people's lives and even killing a some of them relentlessly. Finally during the dawn, El-Negro announces that he is ready to go on with his life now and he must be back. Floreal figures that he must be strong and continue his life where he left off like his coup stricken country. Written by Kerem ERSOY [email protected] See less
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Mar 5, 1988 (Argentina)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Susú Pecoraro
Rosi Echegoyen Rosi Echegoyen   See fewer
Miguel Ángel Solá
Floreal Echgoyen Floreal Echgoyen   See fewer
Lito Cruz
El Negro El Negro   See fewer
Ulises Dumont
Emilio Emilio   See fewer
Mario Lozano
Echegoyen Echegoyen   See fewer
Nathán Pinzón
Rasatti Rasatti   See fewer
Tito Ameijeiras
Peregrino (as Antonio Ameijeiras) Peregrino (as Antonio Ameijeiras)   See fewer
Inés Molina
María (as Inés Molina Villafañe) María (as Inés Molina Villafañe)   See fewer
Fito Páez
Marcelo Marcelo   See fewer
Chany Mallo
La mère de Floreal La mère de Floreal   See fewer
Ricardo Alaniz
Arturito Arturito   See fewer
Luis Romero
Yacumin Yacumin   See fewer
Manuel Vicente
El Tordo El Tordo   See fewer
Ricardo Alanis
Arturito Rasatti Arturito Rasatti   See fewer
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