La Frontera

La Frontera

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 25, 1991

A Chilean teacher, Ramiro, is sentenced to internal exile in a southern town where tidal waves often appear. He falls for a woman, Maite, whose father asks him to take her away. Although he gets his freedom he doesn't leave and when the water rises, Maite and her father die, and Ramiro flees to the hills.

La Frontera

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 25, 1991

La Frontera
A Chilean teacher, Ramiro, is sentenced to internal exile in a southern town where tidal waves often appear. He falls for a woman, Maite, whose father asks him to take her away. Although he gets his freedom he doesn't leave and when the water rises, Maite and her father die, and Ramiro flees to the hills.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers TVE, Cine XXI, Ion Films, Filmocentro, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
Original title La Frontera
Directors Andrea Pérez, Ricardo Larraín
Writers Ricardo Larraín, Jorge Goldenberg

Cast

Patricio Contreras

as Ramiro Orellana

Gloria Laso

as Maite

Alonso Venegas

as Delegate

Sergio Schmied

as Secretary

Aldo Bernales

as Diver

Héctor Noguera

as Father Patricio

Patricio Bunster

as Don Ignacio

Aníbal Reyna

as Detective Robusto

Sergio Hernández

as Detective Delgado

Elsa Poblete

as Laura

Sergio Madrid

as Gutierrez

Joaquin Velasco

as Hernan

Gricelda Nuñez

as Mrs. Hilda

Eugenio Morales

as Diver's Assistant

Jorge Araneda

as Reporter

Tennyson Ferrada

as Don Ignacio (voice)

Ismael Millas

as Dancer

Alfredo Silva

as Cameraman

Santiago Mendoza F.

as Costumer