No
2012 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.2 · 87% critics
In 1988 Chile, international pressure forces a long-ruling dictator to hold a plebiscite on whether he should stay in power for another eight years. The opposition recruits a young advertising executive to lead the “No” campaign, even as they face scrutiny and intimidation while trying to rally voters with an unconventional message.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-09
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (474 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy No if you like real-history political dramas and tense campaigns built around messaging, not battlefield action; Not for you if you want a straightforward, emotionally propulsive story, as it leans heavily on TV ads and offices, unlike Argentina, 1985.
Pros: inventive “No” campaign; timely political theme; engaging real-history backdrop | Cons: slow office-heavy focus; uneven emotional payoff; media-focused structure
Themes
- campaign
- dictatorship
- based on true story
- chile
- pinochet regime
- democracy
- intimidation
- oppression
- referendum
- advertising agency
- advertising jingle
- cia crimes
Awards & recognition
- Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award · 2013
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2013 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gael García Bernal
as René Saaverdra
Alfredo Castro
as Lucho Guzmán
Néstor Cantillana
as Fernando
Luis Gnecco
as Urrutia
Antonia Zegers
as Verónica
Jaime Vadell
as Minister Fernández
Diego Muñoz
as Carlos
Alejandro Goic
as Ricardo
Marcial Tagle
as Alberto Arancibia
Manuela Oyarzún
as Sandra
Directed by Pablo Larraín