Man Facing Southeast

(1987)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 88 votes

Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Drama

Year: 1987

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Argentina

Director: Eliseo Subiela

Cast: Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto, Inés Vernengo, Cristina Scaramuzza, Tomas Voth, David Edery, Rúbens Correa, Rodolfo Rodas, Horacio Marassi, Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Plot

A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.