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Man Facing Southeast (1986)
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Original name: Hombre mirando al sudeste
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, surreal, atmospheric, clever, talky, allegory, mystical, mind bending, psychedelic ...
Plot:
insanity, mental illness, alien, mental institution, ufo, transformation, hospital, mental disorder, flying saucer, mental patient, psychiatrist, waking up, circus, zoo, alien contact, organ, invasion, telekinesis, illness, quantum physics, madhouse, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, investigation, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s, 20th century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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