The Frontier

Year: 1991

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Ricardo Larraín

DramaRomance

Ramiro, a Chilean schoolteacher, is condemned to internal exile in a remote southern town plagued by frequent tidal surges. There he meets Maite and falls in love, but her protective father urges him to whisk her away. Though granted his freedom, Ramiro stays; as the sea rises, Maite and her father are swept away, forcing Ramiro to abandon the town and seek refuge in the hills.

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