Hombre Mirando al Sudeste (1986)
Directed by Eliseo Subiela
Genres - Drama, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Sci-Fi |
Release Date - Mar 13, 1987 (USA) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Argentina |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This Argentine film freshens up an old cinematic device: juxtaposing science fiction and religion. A Buenos Aires mental hospital is thrown into an uproar when a mysterious male patient appears out of nowhere. As the psychiatrists grill the stranger, he sticks to a story that suggests that his origins are far from earthly. In fact, if his seemingly supernatural powers are any proof, he may well be a space alien. Unable to comprehend the incomprehensible, the authorities decide to lock the visitor away from public view, maybe even put an end to his life--and the analogies to Christ and Christianity are lost on no one.
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alien [not human], mental-institution, identity, power, psychiatrist