The Way South (1988)
A thirty year old man returns from South America to his native village, in the mountains of Yugoslavia, to find his spouse and take her along. He chooses the youngest daughter of self-supporting Jewish woman. The deceit gets discovered on the way to South America. Seven poor girls, among whom is his future wife, are imprisoned in ship's deck. He took them, promising rich marriage, and his real intention is to employ them in bordello houses of Buenos Aires, where the girls, not knowing the language, would be left to his mercy.
Director: Juan Bautista Stagnaro
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: May 10, 1988
Cast
- Adrián Ghío - Maksim / Máximo Brockman
- Mirjana Joković - Jana / Anita
- Žarko Laušević - Moritz
- Mira Furlan - Bessi
- Osvaldo Santoro - Rufino
- María Fiorentino - Signora / Maruja
- Mauricio Dayub - Ramón / Sacerdote
- Joaquin Monaco - Mousi
- Olivera Marković - Berta
- Eva Ras - Mrs. Mendel
Screenplay
Production: JEMPSA, Smart Egg Pictures, C.F.S. Košutnjak, Art film 80
Country: Argentina, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Language: English, Italiano, Serbo-Croatian
Original Language: sr
Keywords
prostitution, white slave trade
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Way South about?
- A thirty year old man returns from South America to his native village, in the mountains of Yugoslavia, to find his spouse and take her along. He chooses the youngest daughter of self-supporting Jewish woman. The deceit gets discovered on the way to South America. Seven poor girls, among whom is his future wife, are imprisoned in ship's deck. He took them, promising rich marriage, and his real intention is to employ them in bordello houses of Buenos Aires, where the girls, not knowing the language, would be left to his mercy.
- Who directed The Way South?
- The Way South was directed by Juan Bautista Stagnaro.
- Who stars in The Way South?
- The Way South stars Adrián Ghío, Mirjana Joković, Žarko Laušević, Mira Furlan, Osvaldo Santoro, María Fiorentino.
- How long is The Way South?
- The Way South has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is The Way South?
- The Way South is a Drama film.
- Where was The Way South produced?
- The Way South was produced in Argentina, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia.