Sur

★★★★★

Original title: The South · Turkish title: Güney

1988 · 2 h 7 min

Directed by Fernando Solanas

Drama

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Cast

Susu Pecoraro Miguel Ángel Solá Philippe Léotard

Credits

Written by: Fernando E. Solanas

Plot

After the end of the dictatorship in 1983, a political prisoner is released and walks through the Buenos Aires night to find his family.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fernando Solanas's drama follows a freed political prisoner walking the Buenos Aires night in 1983, meeting ghosts of the past. Tango-laced and poetic, it is a haunting, humane portrait of a nation emerging from dictatorship.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,208 votes)
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