Question: Are the directors of films Comanche Territory (1997 film) and Mala Noche both from the same country?

It is based on the homonymous novel by Arturo Pérez- Reverte, based on their own experiencies as war correspondent at Sarajevo during the early stages of the siege. Comanche Territory is a 1997 Spanish drama war film produced and directed by Gerardo Herrero and starring Imanol Arias, Carmelo Gómez, Cecilia Dopazo, Bruno Todeschini and Gastón Pauls. Pérez- Reverte also co-wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. <SEP> Neil Raymond Conn( born 17 August 1936) is an Australian economist and former Administrator of the Northern Territory( 1997- 2000). Conn was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Lord Prior of the Order of Saint John in 2014. He was succeeded by Sir Malcolm Ross in 2016. <SEP> It marked Gus Van Sant's directorial film debut, and stars Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge, and Nyla McCarthy. Mala Noche( also known as Bad Night) is a 1986 American drama film based on Walt Curtis' autobiographical novel. The film was shot in 16 mm with black- and- white at Portland, Oregon. <SEP> Comanche Territory may refer to: <SEP> Gerardo Herrero( born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the most important producers of Latin American films. His 1997 film" Comanche Territory" was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. <SEP> His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement. Van Sant's early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. He made his feature-length cinematic directorial debut with "Mala Noche" (1985). His second feature "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) was highly acclaimed, and earned Van Sant screenwriting awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle and the award for Best Director from the National Society of Film Critics. His following film, "My Own Private Idaho" (1991), was similarly praised, as was the black comedy "To Die For" (1995), the drama "Good Will Hunting" (1997), and the biographical film "Milk" (2008); for the latter two, Van Sant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and both films received Best Picture nominations. In 2003, Van Sant's film about the Columbine High School massacre, "Elephant", won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Van Sant also received the festival's Best Director Award that same year, making him one of only two filmmakers—the other being Joel Coen—to win both accolades at the festival in the same year. Though most of Van Sant's other films received favourable reviews, such as "Finding Forrester" (2000) and "Paranoid Park" (2007), some of his efforts, such as the art house production "Last Days" (2005) and the environmental drama "Promised Land" (2012), have received more mixed reviews from critics, while his adaptation of Tom Robbins's "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" (1994), his 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", and "The Sea of Trees" (2015), were critical and commercial failures. Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. In addition to directing, Van Sant has written the screenplays for several of his earlier works, and is the author of a novel entitled "Pink". A book of his photography, called "108 Portraits", has also been published, and he has released two musical albums. He is openly gay and currently lives in Los Feliz, California.