The Frontier (1991 film)

1991 Chilean film

The Frontier

Chilean theatrical release poster

Directed by| Ricardo P. Larrain
Written by| Jorge Goldenberg
Ricardo P. Larrain
Produced by| Mara Sanchex
Dolores Soler
Starring| Patricio Contreras
Gloria Laso
Cinematography| Héctor Ríos
Edited by| Claudio Martínez
Music by| Jaime de Aguirre

Release date

* 25 October 1991 (1991-10-25)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Country| Chile
Language| Spanish

The Frontier (Spanish: La Frontera) is a 1991 Chilean drama film, directed by Ricardo Larraín and starring Patricio Contreras and Gloria Laso. Larraín won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film was submitted as Chile's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[2]

## Plot

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During the final years of Chile's military dictatorship, Ramiro Orellana is sentenced to internal exile. He is sent to the La Frontera region, a historic boundary between the Mapuche people and Spanish colonization. In La Frontera, Ramiro discovers a new dimension of life that prompts him to confront his own inner boundaries...

## Cast

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* 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 Gutiérrez
* Joaquin Velasco as Hernán
* Griselda Núñez as Sra. Hilda
* Eugenio Morales as Assistant Driver
* Raqual Curilem as Bar Owner

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

## External links

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* The Frontier at IMDb

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Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film

Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film

* A King and His Movie (1986)
* Life Is Most Important (1987)
* ~~(1988)~~
* The Beauty of the Alhambra (1989)
* Fallen from Heaven (1990)
* The Frontier (1991)
* A Place in the World (1992)
* Gatica, el mono (1993)
* Strawberry and Chocolate (1994)
* Midaq Alley (1995)
* Autumn Sun (1996)
* Ashes of Paradise (1997)
* The Lighthouse (1998)
* Life Is to Whistle (1999)
* Burnt Money (2000)
* La fuga (2001)
* The Last Train (2002)
* Intimate Stories (2003)
* Whisky (2004)
* Blessed by Fire (2005)
* The Hands (2006)
* XXY (2007)
* The Good Life (2008)

Goya Award for Best Hispano-American Film

* The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
* The Life of Fish (2010)

Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film

* Chinese Take-Away (2011)
* Juan of the Dead (2012)
* Blue and Not So Pink (2013)
* Wild Tales (2014)
* The Clan (2015)
* The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
* A Fantastic Woman (2017)
* Roma (2018)
* Heroic Losers (2019)
* Memories of My Father (2020)
* The Cordillera of Dreams (2021)
* Argentina, 1985 (2022)
* The Eternal Memory (2023)
* I'm Still Here (2024)

Note: Entries scored out are when the award was not handed

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Chilean submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film

* Candy or Mint (1990)
* The Frontier (1991)
* Johnny 100 Pesos (1993)
* A Cab for Three (2001)
* Los debutantes (2003)
* Machuca (2004)
* My Best Enemy (2005)
* In Bed (2006)
* Padre nuestro (2007)
* The Good Life (2008)
* Dawson Isla 10 (2009)
* The Life of Fish (2010)
* Violeta Went to Heaven (2011)
* Young & Wild (2012)
* Gloria (2013)
* To Kill a Man (2014)
* Tea Time (2015)
* Much Ado About Nothing (2016)
* A Fantastic Woman (2017)
* Los perros (2018)
* Spider (2019)
* The Mole Agent (2020)
* The Cordillera of Dreams (2021)
* 1976 (2022)
* The Eternal Memory (2023)
* In Her Place (2024)

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Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

* The Moon in the Mirror (1990)
* The Frontier (1991)
* Johnny 100 Pesos (1993)
* Amnesia (1994)
* Coronation (2000)
* A Cab for Three (2001)
* Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (2002)
* Los Debutantes (2003)
* Machuca (2004)
* Play (2005)
* In Bed (2006)
* Padre Nuestro (2007)
* Tony Manero (2008)
* Dawson Isla 10 (2009)
* The Life of Fish (2010)
* Violeta Went to Heaven (2011)
* No (2012)
* Gloria (2013)
* To Kill a Man (2014)
* The Club (2015)
* Neruda (2016)
* A Fantastic Woman (2017)
* And Suddenly the Dawn (2018)
* Spider (2019)
* The Mole Agent (2020)
* White on White (2021)
* Blanquita (2022)
* The Settlers (2023)
* In Her Place (2024)

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