MAN FACING SOUTHEAST (HOMBRE MIRANDO AL SUDESTE) Tribute to Americas Film Festival

Eliseo Subiela’s Man Facing Southeast stars Hugo Soto as an enigmatic mental patient and Lorenzo Ouinteras as the jaded psychiatrist who comes to believe that the inmate is very special indeed. “Writer-director Subiela incorporates a wide variety of influences to create a fascinating, multifaceted work of art. The reworking of the Gospels is evident … with the film clearly participating in and reconsidering the mystical tradition in Latin American literature … Soto’s performance is remarkable, with Quinteros providing an excellent counterpart. Their natural, often affectionate and unique relationship becomes the heart of this profound and highly personal film.”-James Monaco, The Movie Guide