NO – Pablo Larraín 2012
ART CINEMA AWARD – DIRECTOR’S FORTNIGHT, Cannes 2012
Synopsis: When Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, facing international pressure, calls for a referendum on his presidency in 1988, opposition leaders persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. With scant resources and constant scrutiny by the despot’s watchmen, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and free their country from oppression.
The verdict of the Jury
Un film dove politica e divertimento non sono in contraddizione. Il film è l’esempio di come un tema serio possa essere trattato in modo intelligente, lasciando comuque spazio all’ironia. Allo stesso tempo, il regista rende onore al mondo dei media, che ha giocato un ruolo importante nel cambiare la storia.
The Jury
- Joanna LAPINSKA , Poland
- Jimi ANDREANI, France
- Albert WIEDERSPIEL, Germany
Infobox
- Year of production: 2011
- Cast: GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, ALFREDO CASTRO, ANTONIA ZEGERS
- Category: Fiction
- Duration: 110 minutes
- Country: Chile, USA, Mexico
- Langugae: Spanish
- Seller: Funny Balloons http://funny-balloons.com/
