Southern Border (film)

Southern Border
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Frontera Sur
Directed by	Gerardo Herrero
Starring	José Coronado Maribel Verdú Federico Luppi
Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo
Edited by	Carmen Frías
Music by	Luis Bacalov [1]
Release dates	9 October 1998 (1998-10-09)(Spain) 24 June 1999 (1999-06-24)(Argentina)
Countries	Argentina Spain France Germany
Language	Spanish

Southern Border (Spanish: Frontera Sur) is a 1998 historical drama film directed by Gerardo Herrero. ^[2] The music was composed by Luis Bacalov. Set in Argentina, the plot follows Roque, forced to emigrate after killing a man in Spain. ^[2]

Cast

• José Coronado as Roque ^[2]
• Maribel Verdú as Teresa / Piera ^[2]
• Federico Luppi as Maidana ^[2]
• Roberto Baldi ^[3]
• Hector Bordoni
• Luis Brandoni
• Augusto Brítez
• Franco Camilaro
• Paula Canals ^[4]
• Celio Cangossu
• Néstor Carvutto
• Fausto Collado
• Francisco Corbalán
• Ira Frontén ^[5]

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 9 October 1998. ^[6]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that despite boasting "an epic tale of love and friendship in turn-of-the-century Buenos Aires", "a sexy cast in period costumes" and "sumptuous music and neat special effects", the only thing neglected by Herrero is the script. ^[2]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1998

References

1. "Frontera Sur movie". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
2. Holland, Jonathan (25 October 1998). "Southern Border". Variety .
3. "Frontera Sur 1998 movie review". mrqe.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
4. "Frontera Sur movie poster". moviepostershop.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
5. "Frontera Sur Movie Poster". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
6. Devesa, Dolores; Potes, Alicia (2003). "Federico Luppi, Filmografía" (PDF). Nosferatu. Revista de Cine (43): 103.

External links

• Southern Border at IMDb