| The Frontier | |
| Director: | Ricardo P. Larrain |
| Producer: | Mara Sanchex Dolores Soler |
| Starring: | Patricio Contreras Gloria Laso |
| Music: | Jaime de Aguirre |
| Cinematography: | Héctor Ríos |
| Editing: | Claudio Martínez |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Frontier (Spanish; Castilian: '''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]
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...