No (2013)

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  • Opened February 15, 2013 (LA, NY)
  • 1 hr 50 min
  • R | Language

  • In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
    *Note: In Spanish with English subtitles. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Marcial Tagle
  • Director: Pablo Larrain
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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A must go for anyone interested in politics!

by vnvaughan

I am a political campaign junkie, so I may be more enthusiastic about this brilliant movie than the average person. Having worked in many political campaigns, and run for political office myself...

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it's a good story

by viperalta

The story moved along very well, and it was punctuated with lots of clips from historical sources. The main character is very likeable. As others have stated, if you like historical envents, you...

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Brilliantly Chronicles Leftist Campaign Against Chile's Pinochet

by pedsarq

This Spanish-language film offers a brilliant portrayal of the opposition's campaign during Pinochet's last days in office. His crimes against the people of Chile finally come out and the opposition...

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Chicago Sun-Times
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The film becomes a sort of boxing match, getting more intense with each round, building to an exciting finish. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

The movie — the third in a trilogy of powerful political dramas from Larraín, including "Tony Manero" and "Post Mortem" — uses period detail, archival footage, and '80s-era technology to create an excellently authentic, bleached, crummy-looking document of a great democratic accomplishment. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

Like "Argo" or "Zero Dark Thirty," the film dramatizes a fertile subject — in this instance, the language of advertising in modern politics. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

A political drama, a personal drama, a sharp-eyed study of how the media manipulate us from all sides, No reels and ricochets with emotional force. Read full review

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Gael Garcia Bernal as Rene Saavedra in "No."