The House in the South
| The House in the South | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Olhovich |
| Written by | Eduardo Luján Sergio Olhovich |
| Starring | David Reynoso |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The House in the South (Spanish: La casa del Sur) is a 1975 Mexican drama film directed by Sergio Olhovich. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
A group of desert inhabitants are evacuated by train and relocated to a fertile coastal region by demagogic officials who equip them with non-functional agricultural machinery. Despite the setback, the migrants attempt to adapt to their new environment, they construct simple huts, and cultivate the land under the impression that they are entirely free.
After the death of their elderly local priest, a new preacher arrives and warns the settlement to stay away from "the house of the south"—a large, historic banana and livestock hacienda overlooking the territory. The wealthy landowner of the estate files formal complaints against the new settlers, viewing them as illegal squatters on his property. In an attempt to intimidate the community into fleeing, the landowner captures and tortures three of the migrant workers.
As a result, the leader of the settlement is severely injured but receives medical attention from the landowner's sympathetic daughter. Rejecting the constraints of the territory and demanding true autonomy, the leader flees back to his people. In retaliation for the abuse suffered, the settlers set fire to the hacienda and the surrounding fields. The film ends as the migrants board barges, watching the destruction of their promised land from afar.
Cast
- David Reynoso as Don Augusto[2]
- Helena Rojo as Elena
- Salvador Sánchez as Genaro
- Rodrigo Puebla as Cosme
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as María
- Aurora Clavel as Jacinta
- José Chávez as El Gordo (as José Chávez Trowe)
- Enrique Lucero as Ramón
- Farnesio de Bernal as Cura
- José Carlos Ruiz as Tomás
- Ricardo Fuentes as Ingeniero Torres
References
- ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ The House in the South (1975), retrieved 2 June 2022
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