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Synopsis: 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 - René 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Pablo Larraín
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
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Year:
2012
118 min
$2,341,226
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It's time to change

We're done with poverty

I'm going to say NO

A rainbow is born

After the storm

I want to see flourish

A thousand ways of thinking

Without dictatorship

Happiness will come

I think about the future

I'm going to say NO

We're going to say NO

With the power of my voice

We're going to say NO

I sing it without fear

We're going to say NO

All together towards victory

We're going to say NO

For life and for peace

We're going to say NO

Chile

Happiness is coming

Chile

Happiness is coming

Good morning, Mr. Anbal.

Two bread rolls, please.

Of course, Ms. Yolita.

Here you go.

Anything else?

Some tea.

Of course.

Two bags?

Just one.

We all have a reason to vote NO.

No more poverty.

This man wants peace.

This man wants peace.

This man is Chilean.

This man is Chilean.

This man fights for what he believes.

This man fights for what he believes.

They have the right to live in peace

and work for what they believe in.

Our nation will be great

when no Chilean is afraid

of any other Chilean.

Chile will be great

when everyone has a place

in our homeland.

So this never happens again.

In war, everyone is afraid.

Peace is achieved in democracy.

This is a voting paper.

With it, you will be able to express

your decision, freely and in secret

on October 5th.

Don't miss this event.

Go and vote.

Without hatred, without violence,

and without fear.

No more.

Vote NO.

Now the YES option will use

its 15 legal minutes.

This is the most important part.

What's going on?

A horizon of hope

Born from an unforgotten September

Made us masters of this legacy

That we promised to defend

A voice that flows like wind

Makes the YES in our consciences grow

We have a country

A winning country

YES! In democracy and freedom

The people and you

Pinochet!

Makes this hope possible

Today, victory has a name

President Pinochet!

YES!

We want

every worker

to achieve their maximum

to be always respected

to become a homeowner

and never again a proletariat.

This is my commitment.

Did you know that on average,

Chilean children

are today taller and heavier?

A winning country

YES!

On July 3 1986,

I was coming home from work,

when they announced

a peaceful protest.

The bus I was traveling in

was attacked by terrorists.

Many innocent people were injured.

I suffered burns

on my face and on my hands.

We could say many things

after watching these horrifying images.

But we will only say one:

think.

In the country of the NO,

there's no respect,

neither for your possessions,

nor for your future,

nor your security.

When you vote,

think about everything you could lose.

Think about what you cherish the most,

your loved ones.

A winning country

YES!

Our campaign is a piece of garbage.

It's appalling.

We're throwing our money away.

I don't think it's that bad.

It's more serious than the others'.

My General was very offended.

They attacked him personally.

It's a mockery.

How can we stop this humiliation?

It would be a scandal.

It would legitimize us

internationally.

That's what the referendum is for.

I don't understand

what the problem is.

The strategy's driving force

was its economic achievement.

It has nothing to do with that.

We can't fight universal principles

like joy or that dumb campaign,

a rainbow,

with a film about fruit exports.

We have strictly followed

the client's guidelines.

The two premises were:

that no-one would see the campaign,

and the president couldn't lose.

Minister, you said

the campaign didn't matter.

The president is going to win anyway.

Let's cut the bullshit.

For f***'s sake.

Guzman will from now

be in charge of the campaign.

It's an honor, Minister.

We'll deal with those bastards later.

Don't worry, Sir.

The NO film'll run out of steam

in a couple of days.

These people are using

advertising tricks, you see?

We have to work on one axis:

who is capable of governing,

and who isn't.

We must carry out an audit immediately.

I'm sorry, Guzman, but...

what do you mean by that?

That we're going to screw them.

Excuse me?

We're going to screw them.

Our Father, Holy God

today we bless Your name...

The fraternal, progressive climate

created by Pinochet's government

has meant

that in April 1987,

Pope John Paul II

will finally visit

our country.

Do not be afraid to look at Him!

Your campaign is a copy.

Love always conquers!

A copy of the copy of the copy

of the copy

of the copy of the copy.

Fine.

We didn't copy.

You mixed rainbows, pretty people,

blonde children skipping,

celebrating I-don't-know-what.

A tall man who's 15 feet tall.

Where did you find him?

Denmark?

Who is that guy?

Us Chileans are small.

Who are all these people laughing,

celebrating? Celebrating what?

Us getting screwed

in the referendum?

I don't know where you think you are.

We should do something.

I don't want to f***.

After, you'll make a scene.

Don't say that!

We've done nothing for years.

You've got a bad memory.

What?

Last time, you didn't want to do it.

Simon was there.

He was sleeping.

This is a normal scene

in the life of this man.

At sunrise or sunset.

He always works tirelessly.

His time, his energy,

the sacrifice of incomprehension,

he gives it all to his initial cause.

In his words:

"For Chile, everything."

Don't get up.

Sh*t, I've got to go.

Why don't you stay?

I can't.

Simon needs you.

I fell asleep, that's all.

Don't get confused.

Go on.

Stay.

What for?

Did you pay the school?

Yes.

With my Allende Foundation grant.

Stop it.

Bye.

Stay.

We're pulling Pinochet off the screen.

You agree?

Let's protect him.

Too many soldiers.

Too many tacky women.

Tacky?

Too tacky, too fat.

Too many colonels' wives.

You don't have enough material.

Let's talk about them.

About the politicians?

No, them.

Their campaign is very funny.

It's amusing.

Shall we add a little humor?

Say YES!

Dear NO supporters,

don't waste your time with lies

and fantasies

as you have up until now.

To us,

it is a duty

to expose to the country

some of the NO camp's lies.

THE LIE:

"Mrs. Yolita" ad.

THE TRUTH:

The protagonist was paid.

She has 3 houses,

and one business property.

God, how awful!

We're not going to respond.

Who is doing this?

OK?

I'm going.

All right, good luck.

Call me when you get home, OK?

It's really annoying.

What happened?

They followed me.

Everybody calm down.

They're just trying to scare us.

It's too dangerous.

Do we have any empty boxes?

Or tapes?

Yes, we do.

Here.

We'll leave with this,

all at the same time.

Let me go out first.

Hand me the original.

You're sure?

The National TV Council?

Come in.

This is the NO campaign.

Sign the form.

Here?

Yes.

And I'll give you...

a receipt.

Receipt.

Very well.

Sir...?

Ren Saavedra.

Thank you.

Tomorrow's.

Thank you.

TORTURE IN CHILE

THE TV IS SILEN:

Those who have appeared

number more than 50.

All of them tortured by the CNI.

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Pedro Peirano

Pedro Peirano (Santiago, 25 December 1971) is an award-winning Chilean director, screenwriter, journalist, cartoonist and television producer. He wrote the film No (script developed from a theatrical monologue written by Antonio Skármeta), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in January 2013. more…

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