The Frontier (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.
Director:
Ricardo Larraín
Writers:
Jorge Goldenberg, Ricardo Larraín.
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Patricio Contreras as Ramiro Orellana |
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Gloria Laso as Maite |
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Alonso Venegas as Delegate |
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Sergio Schmied as Secretary |
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Aldo Bernales as Diver |
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Héctor Noguera as Father Patricio |
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Patricio Bunster as Don Ignacio |
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Aníbal Reyna as Detective Robusto |
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Sergio Hernández as Detective Delgado |
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Elsa Poblete as Laura |
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Sergio Madrid as Gutierrez |
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Joaquin Velasco as Hernan |
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Gricelda Nuñez as Mrs. Hilda |
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Eugenio Morales as Diver's Assistant |
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Jorge Araneda as Reporter |
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Tennyson Ferrada as Don Ignacio (voice) |
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Ismael Millas as Dancer |
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Alfredo Silva as Cameraman |
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Santiago Mendoza F. as Costumer |
| Directing | Ricardo Larraín | Director |
| Camera | Fernando Morande | Still Photographer |
| Production | Eduardo Larrain | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Henry García | Underwater Camera |
| Production | Ricardo Larraín | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Andrea Pérez | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Roberto Sánchez | Special Effects |
| Camera | Héctor Ríos | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodrigo Fernández | Underwater Camera |
| Art | Alejandro González | Production Design |
| Camera | René Rojo | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Claudio Martinez | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Montserrat Catalá | Costume Design |
| Camera | Alfredo Silva | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Juan Carlos Castillo | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Manuel Soto | Gaffer |
| Sound | Miguel Hormazábal | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Verónica Ugalde | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarita Marchi | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Carmen Brito | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paz Irarrázabal | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Miguel Serrano | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Miguel Serrano | ADR Recordist |
| Writing | Jorge Goldenberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ricardo Larraín | Screenplay |
| Editing | Andrea Pérez | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Jorge Goldenberg | Dialogue |
| Sound | Jaime de Aguirre | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Éric Bonnard | Sound Mixer |