Los Cuentos de Borges: El Sur

El Sur (The South) is a 1990 TV movie written and directed by Carlos Saura and is a chapter in the Spanish TV series Los Cuentos de Borges (The Borges Tales). Saura's 55-minute film is based on the short story El Sur by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.

Plot
A shy Argentine librarian Juan Dahlman (Oscar Martinez) dreams that he is fatally stabbed on his family's ranch, located in southern Argentina. After suffering a head injury he is ordered to rest until full recovery. Dahlman decides to spend his time recovering at his family's ranch, fulfilling his long-held desire to revisiting the ranch. He sets off for the ranch and the destiny that awaits him there.

Cast

 * Óscar Martínez as Juan Dahlmann
 * Nini Gambier as Doña Rosario
 * Alexandra Davel as Sara Dahlmann
 * Gerardo Romano as Carlos Manchon
 * Juan Leyrado as Sergio
 * Arturo Bonin as Casiano
 * Villanueva Cosse as Don Alejandro
 * Jorge Marrale as Pastor Guillermo Brige