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- CHILE, HAPPINESS IS COMING!

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’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.

Release Date : 2012-08-09

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ParticipantFabulaFunny Balloons

Production Country : ChileUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gael García Bernal

Character Name : René Saaverdra

Original Name : Gael García Bernal

Gender : Male

Alfredo Castro

Character Name : Lucho Guzmán

Original Name : Alfredo Castro

Gender : Male

Néstor Cantillana

Character Name : Fernando

Original Name : Néstor Cantillana

Gender : Male

Luis Gnecco

Character Name : Urrutia

Original Name : Luis Gnecco

Gender : Male

Antonia Zegers

Character Name : Verónica

Original Name : Antonia Zegers

Gender : Female

Jaime Vadell

Character Name : Minister Fernández

Original Name : Jaime Vadell

Gender : Male

Diego Muñoz

Character Name : Carlos

Original Name : Diego Muñoz

Gender : Male

Alejandro Goic

Character Name : Ricardo

Original Name : Alejandro Goic

Gender : Male

Marcial Tagle

Character Name : Alberto Arancibia

Original Name : Marcial Tagle

Gender : Male

Manuela Oyarzún

Character Name : Sandra

Original Name : Manuela Oyarzún

Gender : Female

Elsa Poblete

Character Name : Carmen

Original Name : Elsa Poblete

Gender : Female

Roberto Farías

Character Name : Marcelo

Original Name : Roberto Farías

Gender : Male

Sergio Hernández

Character Name : Militar

Original Name : Sergio Hernández

Gender : Male

Paloma Moreno

Character Name : Fran

Original Name : Paloma Moreno

Gender : Female

César Caillet

Character Name : Client

Original Name : César Caillet

Gender : Male

Pablo Krögh

Character Name : Campaign Director

Original Name : Pablo Krögh

Gender : Male

Amparo Noguera

Character Name : Sociologist

Original Name : Amparo Noguera

Gender : Female

Claudia Cabezas

Character Name : Revolutionary Young Woman

Original Name : Claudia Cabezas

Gender : Female

Paulo Brunetti

Character Name : 'Sí' Campaign Publicist

Original Name : Paulo Brunetti

Gender : Male

Iñigo Urrutia

Character Name : Choreographer

Original Name : Iñigo Urrutia

Gender : Male

Pedro Peirano

Character Name : 'No' Campaign Young Participant

Original Name : Pedro Peirano

Gender : Male

Jaime de Aguirre

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jaime de Aguirre

Gender : Male

Carlos Caszely

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Carlos Caszely

Gender : Male

Gabriela Medina

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Gabriela Medina

Gender : Female

Malucha Pinto

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Malucha Pinto

Gender : Female

Jorge Yáñez

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jorge Yáñez

Gender : Male

Consuelo Holzapfel

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Consuelo Holzapfel

Gender : Female

Maricarmen Arrigorriaga

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Maricarmen Arrigorriaga

Gender : Female

Shlomit Baytelman

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Shlomit Baytelman

Gender : Female

Delfina Guzmán

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Delfina Guzmán

Gender : Female

María Elena Duvauchelle

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : María Elena Duvauchelle

Gender : Female

Julio Jung

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Julio Jung

Gender : Male

Pablo Ausensi

Character Name : Businessman

Original Name : Pablo Ausensi

Gender : Male

Andrés Gómez

Character Name : Cameraman

Original Name : Andrés Gómez

Gender : Male

Ana María Gazmuri

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Ana María Gazmuri

Gender : Female

Hugo Vásquez

Character Name : 'No' Campaign Participant

Original Name : Hugo Vásquez

Gender : Male

Marcela Medel

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Marcela Medel

Gender : Female

Jaime Celedón

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jaime Celedón

Gender : Male

Patricio Achurra

Character Name : Politician

Original Name : Patricio Achurra

Gender : Male

José Manuel Salcedo

Character Name : CNTV Censor

Original Name : José Manuel Salcedo

Gender : Male

Augusto Pinochet

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Augusto Pinochet

Gender : Male

Patricio Aylwin

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Patricio Aylwin

Gender : Male

Patricio Bañados

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Patricio Bañados

Gender : Male

Tati Penna

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Tati Penna

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

Interesting and informative movie about the events that started the transition in Chile from the dictatorship to the democracy.

B

badelf

@badelf

2021-12-03

This is an amazing true story. The directing feels messy, but it's clear that it was intended to imitate the mess that surrounded this story in real life. Pinochet was one of several dictators that was installed by United States through the agency of the CIA. Why? We can only guess that the sitting Chilean president had left leanings which seems to piss off Americans to no end. (Health care? Oh no - that would be socialist!! Much better to let citizens die or go bankrupt trying to survive.) The USA's little puppet then proceeded to murder and torture thousands of Chileans. Quite probably, the US trained those torturers. The official count is 29,000, plus 3000 dead, plus an uncounted number of "desaparecidos" (mysteriously missing forever). It is beneficial to first watch "Nostalgia de la Luz" which will help give you some understanding of Chileans' relationship with Pinochet.