The Frontier (1991)
La Frontera
A Chilean teacher, Ramiro, is sentenced to internal exile in a southern town where tidal waves often appear. He falls for a woman, Maite, whose father asks him to take her away. Although he gets his freedom he doesn't leave and when the water rises, Maite and her father die, and Ramiro flees to the hills.
- Date of release
- 1991-10-25
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Ricardo Larraín
Casting
- Patricio Contreras — Ramiro Orellana
- Gloria Laso — Maite
- Alonso Venegas — Delegate
- Sergio Schmied — Secretary
- Aldo Bernales — Diver
- Héctor Noguera — Father Patricio
- Patricio Bunster — Don Ignacio
- Aníbal Reyna — Detective Robusto
- Sergio Hernández — Detective Delgado
- Elsa Poblete — Laura
- Sergio Madrid — Gutierrez
- Joaquin Velasco — Hernan
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Frontier is a 1991 Chilean drama film, directed by Ricardo Larraín and starring Patricio Contreras and Gloria Laso. Larraín won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was submitted as Chile's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
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