No Page #6

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%
R
Year:
2012
118 min
$2,341,226
Website
1,804 Views


These people have endured

endless torture sessions,

lasting days at a time

and into the night,

until 3 or 4 in the morning.

They are then thrown,

like useless pieces of trash,

onto the cot in their cells.

They rest for a few hours

only to start all over again.

Without hatred.

Without violence.

Without fear.

No more.

There's a call from the CANT.

What is it concerning?

Good.

Don't worry.

Goodbye and thank you.

Tomorrow's program can't be aired.

The judge's section

breaks the law.

The judge?

You put the judge in?

We're changing nothing.

This is censorship.

We have to go on air.

Or people will get scared.

Let's hold a press conference,

and denounce it...

I'm sick of your f***ing denouncements!

We must be more creative

and turn this around.

NO CENSORSHIP:

Chile

Happiness is coming

Hello.

Through these programs,

we have realized

that it's important

to say things how they are.

Expressing oneself

and talking is a good thing.

Censorship is pointless.

Why censor?

But for 15 years,

a large part of this country

was prevented from

doing what we've done

on this show.

NO-EWS

Public opinion

has unanimously condemned

the censorship

of the opposition's television program.

During last Monday's NO campaign,

a judge was prevented from appearing

who confirmed the CNI's involvement

in over 50 cases of torture.

It was wrong.

Why?

Because they are hiding

what really happened.

It's very frustrating. Very.

You realize everything is fake.

It's an outrage,

a daily outrage.

The government

is afraid of us knowing the truth.

They wanted to stop the NO show.

It's unfair.

It is bad.

They just do what they want.

Yet another injustice.

It doesn't suit them

for the truth to be known.

Why don't we have the right to see

what has been going on in this country?

Democratically, we have the right

to be freely informed.

That's what I think.

How are you, Saavedra?

How's Simon?

I like your little train.

Simon?

Are you ok?

Yes.

Hi, darling.

Hi, Mommy.

Hello.

How are you?

Here.

Be a good boy.

OK.

Listen to your mother.

Don't go out by yourself,

you hear me?

They're doing this

because you hit the old man hard.

I love you, sweetie.

It's all good. Congratulations.

Hello.

Did you have breakfast?

No.

Would you like some?

No, thanks.

If you need anything, just let me know.

You work with the YES camp?

No.

No, it's...

it's just advisory.

Did you see it?

There's a change

in the conceptual strategy.

Did you like it?

It's bad.

Real bad.

It's awful, Lucho.

It's a huge pile of sh*t.

It's the copy of the copy

of the copy of the copy of the copy.

It's all mixed together there.

How will people remember this campaign?

The employees made the NO campaign,

and you bosses made the YES one.

That's how it's going to be.

We're going to screw you.

So shut up, a**hole,

and look after your son.

Don't threaten me.

I'm just saying.

If they want cash, let me talk.

Hello.

Hello Ren.

How are you?

Shall we go?

How's it going, Pedro?

"Beautiful"

And "Bold" in something youthful,

more playful.

Most viewers

will watch this soap opera.

What we want to do

is produce a marketing event

to present the soap opera

Beautiful and Bold

on the Santa Maria tower.

We want to avoid

a typical soap opera ad

filmed with crappy lighting.

It makes it look cheap and ugly.

We want to create a news story,

and insert it under camouflage,

into the evening news program.

Perfect!

The girls will be on the terrace,

on the heliport.

All the actresses,

dressed in their best clothes,

doing a photo shoot.

We can reuse

the pics from the shoot.

We can use them twice.

We'll also have the soap's heartthrobs,

the actors, dressed like...

James Bond.

But with more of an "action" feel

and more modern.

We'll have

the models and the actresses

showing off their best features.

And a helicopter

flying around the tower

with the soap opera's main heartthrob

leaning right out with

a bunch of roses for the girls.

Wave to them!

No, the election is under control.

Don't worry, Guzman.

But they're making noise.

They could hinder any measures you take.

They'll happen anyway.

Ensure their name is mud,

expose those clowns for what they are.

This will upset the NO camp.

Who are all these people?

We couldn't find any artists.

They're all with them.

This is all that's left.

The bottom of the barrel.

That's enough. I'm leaving.

The idea is that,

no matter what your option is,

or who you vote for,

ou pour qui vous votez,

the important thing is what you feel

through these TV programs.

The lady

will ask questions

and the idea is to build a debate.

The NO camp seem too serious,

too strange.

They talk about problems

that concern old people.

Matilde,

tell us about the YES campaign.

I thought it was too violent

and underhand.

Underhand...

What is your name?

We need more testimonials.

No, more humor.

Did you like the NO campaign?

To make it more fun and more inclusive.

Be careful with that letter!

Turn off that light!

Pay attention for a moment!

Thank you all for coming.

We're very happy.

The soldiers will be proud

to see their musicians, actors,

and artists committed to the NOs.

We can shoot.

with a 2.8 lens.

Closer, Marco Antonio, please.

Let's do it.

We must put on a good show.

OK? Show me happiness.

Sound?

Rolling.

Camera?

Speed.

Mark.

Action!

Chile, happiness is coming!

This land

was not a propitious place

for warlords and strikes.

The new democracy...

Is it OK?

Or not?

No.

It's no good.

He abandons his uniform

for regular clothes.

After so much hatred and threats,

he now offers peace.

He is alone.

He alone speaks.

What would you say to a dictator?

15 years ago,

the dictatorship began here,

and we've had it up to here!

But it ends now.

My love, say yes.

No.

Say it for me.

Come on, say yes! Please.

All right then, NO!

If the YES camp triumph,

everything will be much better,

according to the results

of the latest polls.

What were the results?

YES wins.

A winning country.

YES!

Comrade

Happiness is coming!

Destroy everything

Happiness is coming!

For life and for peace!

Have you seen the time?

We had stuff to do.

...with the power of my voice

We're going to say NO

I sing it without fear

We're going to say NO

Together victorious

Tous ensemble pour gagner

We're going to say NO

For life and for peace

A Marxist dressed in velvet

is still a Marxist!

Chile

Happiness is coming!

Today, huge rallies

closed the electoral campaigns.

The YES camp

held huge celebrations

for the arrival

of President Pinochet.

There's a carnival-like atmosphere.

You can feel the joy

on Bernardo O'Higgens Boulevard.

Thousands of people

have come together to say YES.

They support Pinochet

and will return a big majority

on October 5th.

Foreigners

have refused to film

these scenes of joy.

They refuse to show

Pinochet's thousands of supporters.

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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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