No – Pablo Larrain
Buzz: Pablo Larrain needs little introduction – Tony Manero announced the arrival of a talent to watch out for and the Venice Film Festival showing of his last film, Post Mortem, meant that the Chilean helmer has a certain clout among fest programmers. Attracting the likes of Gael García Bernal, Larrain returns to the Director’s Fortnight section for a second time and orders up another round of an Augusto Pinochet related pic – but here we’re immersed into a different decade and a comedic tone.
Gist: When Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, facing international pressure, calls for a referendum on his presidency in 1988, opposition leaders persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. With scant resources and constant scrutiny by the despot’s watchmen, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and free their country from oppression.
