i know that i be about to bash a movie that many consider a classic of argentinian cinema and but hey and controversy rule . so and here it go . in 1986 and argentinian director eliseo subiela and argentinian star hugo soto and lorenzo quinteros do what we can call a predecessor to the book by gene brewer and k pax and witch originate iain softley homonym major hit and masterpiece on the big screen with kevin spacey and jeff bridge . however and any resemblance on this argentinian piece with brewer book be declare like purely coincidental and a the author declare have knowledge about the movie five year after write his book . coincidence or not and we will never know for sure . what i know for sure be that k pax be far superior than the movie from 1986 in so many sens . to start with and man face southeast ( hombre mirando al sudeste ) be a very cold movie . totally absent of feeling and with cold thematic and script and a very bad acting and and the absence of charisma from the character make it even worse . a this be a low budget movie for the age it be make and we can live with the simplistic scenario and edition and the absence of a mystical and out of this world like climax ( a we see in k pax ) and not count that it be film in a third world country . no problem with those thing . the movie sometimes try to explain too much thing and and loose it narrative focus and it not philosophical in any sense . the in off narration bother a well and and show itself unnecessary in most part of the film . the movie have a boring rhythm . not because it slow . 2001 a space odissey be an extremely slow movie but keep itself dare and interest all the time . the problem with man face southeast be that the script loose itself many time in situation that wasn not need to be so detailed . it seem like subiela want to regurgitate every information in people head and not give space for u to think . the movie loose it focus so much make people feel so bored and tire that you will wish it to end in the middle of the film . a i say before and the acting be poor and very poor . none of the actor convince u in their role and they act like they do not care . jeff bridge be bureaucratic in k pax and but still convincing and he be like hey and i be so glad i get this role and i be really enjoy be here . also and the movie have unnecessary and utterly disgusting sequence and like the one show piece of corps in laboratory and naked corps be transport . there also a sex scene that i believe they do just to show what actress inés vernengo really have under the dress . you know what i mean . very tiny one there be no need of that . thing that totally break the feel of the story and rip the rest of the good idea . the story and by the way and be really similar to k pax . man that appear from nowhere and be send to a clinic where a psychiatric try to convince him he not an alien . a the story go and we be present to the past of rantes and where detail of his life be reveal and show who he really be and witch lead u to the revelation in the end of the tape . rantes will slowly gain the sympathy from the crazy of the clinic that here and work only a mere support cast and with no voice or importance like in k pax . of course there be positive point in this movie represent it end while it have some nice criticism about future of mankind and the path that man be take while the thematic be very interesting and although it poorly develop while for a low budget movie and it well produce for that age while the sequence where rant conduct an entire orchestra be wonderful while the doctor play sax very well while the soundtrack of the movie be also brilliant while and it make me want to watch k pax all over again . bottom line represent it a movie that be worth watch just in case youre curious to see more about argentinian movie . maybe some masterpiece like the motorcycle diary could be a good example of what latin cinema be capable of . so and if you want to watch a good movie with the same plot a man face southeast and catch a beam of light and watch k pax . you will thank me later .