The South 1988 The movie starts while Floreal, the main protagonist, was being released from the prison when the military coup ended in 1983 He is estranged to his former life because of his last few years in prison and especially discovering his wife has cheated on him soured their relation He is not sure if he wants to go back to his old life and family Wandering through the night his old friend El Negro appears in the dark He announces that he was assassinated during the military coup and he is a dead man now But he has a special mission this night and he is back for this special occasion To help Floreal catch up fast and face with his life and his time in prison El Negro helps him to watch through the important events happened in his absence He confronts some people of importance to him as he wanders around through the night while his wife is waiting for him anxiously thinking he might never come back During the long night El Negro helps him to get past with his anger, makes him to understand the difficulties in such a controversial time and how military coup crushes peoples lives and even killing a some of them relentlessly Finally during the dawn, El Negro announces that he is ready to go on with his life now and he must be back Floreal figures that he must be strong and continue his life where he left off like his coup stricken country