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The Frontier is a film of genre Drama directed by Ricardo Larraín with Héctor Noguera
The Frontier (1991)
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Add to a movie listThe 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. The film was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Actors
Héctor Noguera
(Father Patricio)
Sergio Hernández
(Detective Delgado)
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