
Release date:February 15, 2013
(limited)
Studio:Sony Pictures Classics
Director:Pablo Larrain
MPAA Rating:N/A
Screenwriter:Pedro Peirano
Starring:Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antónia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Néstor Cantillana, Jaime Vadell, Pascal Montero
Genre:Drama
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, 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 (Gael García Bernal), 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.