Man Facing Southeast (Hombre mirando al sudeste) 1986 DVD (Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Approx. 108 min. Newly re-mastered in widescreen. Color. In Spanish with optional English subtitles.
Starring: Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto, Inés Verneng. Written and directed by Eliseo Subiela.
When a mysterious man named Rantes (Hugo Soto) appears at an Argentinian psychiatric hospital, he gains the attention of Dr. Julio Denis (Lorenzo Quinteros), a sympathetic psychiatrist working through his own unhappiness. Rantes tells Dr. Denis he's an extraterrestrial, sent to Earth to observe humans' illogical behavior firsthand. But Rantes must be treated like any other patient, even against Dr. Denis's own judgment, leading to a division between hospital patients and staff.