# Man Facing Southeast (1987)

> A compassionate psychiatrist is transformed by a mysterious patient who may be an alien, a visionary, or a mirror of humanity's failures.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32722

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Drama
- Director: Eliseo Subiela
- Cast: Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto, Inés Vernengo, Cristina Scaramuzza, Tomas Voth, David Edery, Rúbens Correa, Rodolfo Rodas
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091214/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, philosophical, eerie, thoughtful movie night, arthouse cinema night

## Synopsis

An enigmatic patient challenges the very fabric of human behavior in a psychiatric ward.

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