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★ 7,2 /10 (497 Votes)
2012 ES 118 min

Overview

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.

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Rent

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Release date

09/08/2012

Votes

497

Popularity

2.5

CHILE, HAPPINESS IS COMING!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

ES

Runtime

118 min

Revenue

$2,341,226

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

René Saaverdra

Alfredo Castro

Alfredo Castro

Lucho Guzmán

Néstor Cantillana

Néstor Cantillana

Fernando

Luis Gnecco

Luis Gnecco

Urrutia

Antonia Zegers

Antonia Zegers

Verónica

Jaime Vadell

Jaime Vadell

Minister Fernández

Diego Muñoz

Diego Muñoz

Carlos

Alejandro Goic

Alejandro Goic

Ricardo

Marcial Tagle

Marcial Tagle

Alberto Arancibia

Manuela Oyarzún

Manuela Oyarzún

Sandra

No photo

Elsa Poblete

Carmen

Roberto Farías

Roberto Farías

Marcelo

Sergio Hernández

Sergio Hernández

Militar

Paloma Moreno

Paloma Moreno

Fran

César Caillet

César Caillet

Client

Pablo Krögh

Pablo Krögh

Campaign Director

Amparo Noguera

Amparo Noguera

Sociologist

Claudia Cabezas

Claudia Cabezas

Revolutionary Young Woman

Paulo Brunetti

Paulo Brunetti

'Sí' Campaign Publicist

Iñigo Urrutia

Iñigo Urrutia

Choreographer

Pedro Peirano

Pedro Peirano

'No' Campaign Young Participant

Jaime de Aguirre

Jaime de Aguirre

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Caszely

Carlos Caszely

Self (archive footage)

Gabriela Medina

Gabriela Medina

Self (archive footage)

No photo

Malucha Pinto

Self (archive footage)

No photo

Jorge Yáñez

Self (archive footage)

Consuelo Holzapfel

Consuelo Holzapfel

Self (archive footage)

Maricarmen Arrigorriaga

Maricarmen Arrigorriaga

Self (archive footage)

Shlomit Baytelman

Shlomit Baytelman

Self (archive footage)

Delfina Guzmán

Delfina Guzmán

Self (archive footage)

María Elena Duvauchelle

María Elena Duvauchelle

Self (archive footage)

Julio Jung

Julio Jung

Self (archive footage)

Pablo Ausensi

Pablo Ausensi

Businessman

No photo

Andrés Gómez

Cameraman

Ana María Gazmuri

Ana María Gazmuri

Self (archive footage)

Hugo Vásquez

Hugo Vásquez

'No' Campaign Participant

Marcela Medel

Marcela Medel

Self (archive footage)

No photo

Jaime Celedón

Self (archive footage)

Patricio Achurra

Patricio Achurra

Politician

No photo

José Manuel Salcedo

CNTV Censor

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

Self (archive footage)

Patricio Aylwin

Patricio Aylwin

Self (archive footage)

Patricio Bañados

Patricio Bañados

Self (archive footage)

No photo

Tati Penna

Self (archive footage)

No photo

Pascal Montero

Simón Saavedra

Carlos Cabezas

Carlos Cabezas

Ponce

No photo

Eugenio Tironi

Eugenio Tironi

No photo

Juan Forch

Juan Forch

No photo

Juan Gabriel Valdés

Juan Gabriel Valdés

Florcita Motuda

Florcita Motuda

Florcita Motuda

No photo

Osvaldo Silva

Osvaldo Silva

No photo

Carmen María Pascal

Carmen María Pascal

No photo

Maria Teresa Bacigalupe

María Teresa Bacigalupe

No photo

Cecilia Echenique

Cecilia Echeñique

No photo

Javiera Parra

Javiera Parra

No photo

Cristina Parra

Cristina Parra

No photo

Milena Rojas

Milena Rojas

Maitén Montenegro

Maitén Montenegro

Maitén Montenegro

Claudio Narea

Claudio Narea

Claudio Narea

No photo

Marco Antonio de la Parra

Marco Antonio de la Parra

No photo

Reinaldo Vallejo

Reinaldo Vallejo

No photo

César Arredondo

César Arredondo

Roque Artiagoitía

Roque Artiagoitía

No photo

Carola del Río

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self

No photo

Isabel Noriega Inzunza

No photo

Margarita Llanos

No photo

Fernando Matthei

Self

Gonzalo Maza

Gonzalo Maza

Lorena Penjean

Lorena Penjean

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Self

Marialy Rivas

Marialy Rivas

Waldo Salgado

Waldo Salgado

No photo

Álvaro Viguera

No photo

Alex Hofmann

Político

No photo

Fuentealba Rodrigo

Political

No photo

Andrea Zuckermann

Clienta Micro Ondas

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A

Andres Gomez

2013-12-04

⭐ 8

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

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B

badelf

2021-11-15

⭐ 8

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…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-03-08

⭐ 7

Fifteen years into his dictatorship, Augusto Pinochet was compelled by international pressure to hold a plebiscite on continuing his rule over Chile for a further eight years. With the entire political and media establishment behind him, his supporters expected a bit of a cake walk - but they hadn’t factored on the creative force of the “no” campaign that was being framed by “René Saavedra” (Gael García Bernal). He was more used to running commercial advertisements for soft drinks, but when his agency are given what looks like the poisoned chalice to challenge the government, he allies himself…

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