Summary
A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 86Audiences 81GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer86%
Audience score91%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.6
Box office
2.6×its budget
- Budget
- $600 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $933 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for mysteries, +7 min on the typical 102
typical 102109Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1987
April 2, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
MysteryScience FictionDramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Argentina
16 of 16
Lorenzo QuinterosDr. Julio Denis
Hugo SotoRantes
Inés VernengoBeatriz Dick- CSCristina ScaramuzzaNurse
- RCRúbens CorreaDoctor Prieto
- VSVioleta ScarponiBeggar
- GRGustavo RangugniMedicine Doctor
- AAAntonio AvilaNewspaper Reporter
- HSHector ScarpinoDoctor
Tito HaasPlainclothes Policeman
Andrés TiengoPatient- CCCarolina CartelliDenis' Daughter
- HBHernan BisetDenis' Son
- ADAlfonso DevitaSelf - Orchestra Conductor (as Maestro Alfonso Devita)
- ABAlberto BalzanelliSelf - Chorus Conductor (as Maestro Alberto Balzanelli)
- CSCarlos StoraniSelf - Orchestra Coordinator (as Maestro Carlos Storani)
Directing · 4
- Eliseo Subiela Director, Writer
- Marcelo Rembado Assistant Director, Production Assistant
- Lizzie Otero Assistant Director, Script Supervisor
- Gustavo Wagner Assistant Director, Casting Consultant
Production · 5
- Luján Pflaum Executive Producer
- Ariadna A. Martin Assistant Production Manager
- Hugo E. Lauría Production Manager
- Paulo Rembado Production Assistant
- Silvina Chaine Production Secretary
Camera · 6
- Ricardo DeAngelis Director of Photography
- Ricardo Fernández Assistant Camera
- Aldo Lobótrico Camera Operator
- Jorge A. Tiero Key Grip
- Daniel Tejón Still Photographer
- Miguel Ángel Danes Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Luis César D'Angiolillo Editor
- Elida Inés Cederma Editor, Negative Cutter
- Marcela Sáenz Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Pedro Aznar Music, Conductor
- José Luis Díaz Sound
- Javier Salinas Foley Recordist
- Carlos Abbate Sound, Sound Director
- Andrés Boiarsky Musician
- Omar Jadur Sound Assistant
Art · 9
- Abel Facello Art Direction
- Venegoni Assistant Property Master
- Enrique Carlos Angeleri Art Department Trainee
- Luis Mazzarello Art Department Trainee
- Marta Albertinazzi Set Designer
- Juan Cruz Argüelles Art Department Trainee
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Marta Roig Hairstylist
- Dora Angélica Roldán Makeup Artist
- Lidia Blanco Dresser
Lighting · 3
- Miguel Ángel Vitali Lighting Technician
- Antonio Arroyo Lighting Technician
- Héctor Álvarez Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Juan Imbert Carpenter
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