No (2012) (original) (raw)
Military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls for a referendum to decide his permanence in power in 1988, the leaders of the opposition persuade a young daring advertising executive - Ren� Saavedra - to head their campaign. With limited resources and under the constant scrutiny of the despot's watchmen, Saavedra and his team conceive of a bold plan to win the election and free their country from oppression.Pinochet is put to a national plebiscite.
Military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls for a referendum to decide his permanence in power in 1988, the leaders of the opposition persuade a young daring advertising executive - Ren� Saavedra - to head their campaign. With limited resources and under the constant scrutiny of the despot's watchmen, Saavedra and his team conceive of a bold plan to win the election and free their country from oppression.Pinochet is put to a national plebiscite. (less)
Director: Pablo Larra�n
Starring: Gael Garc�a Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco
Producer: Daniel Marc Dreifuss
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 7, 2013
8 / 10
�No� is a creative take on political filmmaking, using a simple step backwards in terms of camera equipment to isolate a time and place with a subtle sense of the video age. It also endeavors to tell a specialized story of marketing, observing the use of television commercial techniques and promotional stratagem to win an election, reducing the urgency of the issues to play a mind game with the masses. It�s fascinating work from director Pablo Larrain and screenwriter Pedro Peirano, who manage to slip into the skin of a beleaguered country and detail the urgency of a revolution, sold one jingl ...read more...
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