France / May 18, 2012 / Cannes Film Festival
CHILE, HAPPINESS IS COMING!
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Goic | Ricardo |
| Marcial Tagle | Alberto Arancibia |
| Manuela Oyarzún | Sandra |
| Elsa Poblete | Carmen |
| Roberto Farías | Marcelo |
| Sergio Hernández | Militar |
| Paloma Moreno | Fran |
| César Caillet | Client |
| Pablo Krögh | Campaign Director |
| Amparo Noguera | Sociologist |
| Claudia Cabezas | Revolutionary Young Woman |
| Paulo Brunetti | 'Sí' Campaign Publicist |
| Iñigo Urrutia | Choreographer |
| Pedro Peirano | 'No' Campaign Young Participant |
| Jaime de Aguirre | Self (archive footage) |
| Carlos Caszely | Self (archive footage) |
| Gabriela Medina | Self (archive footage) |
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| Malucha Pinto | Self (archive footage) |
| Jorge Yáñez | Self (archive footage) |
| Consuelo Holzapfel | Self (archive footage) |
| Maricarmen Arrigorriaga | Self (archive footage) |
| Shlomit Baytelman | Self (archive footage) |
| Delfina Guzmán | Self (archive footage) |
| María Elena Duvauchelle | Self (archive footage) |
| Julio Jung | Self (archive footage) |
| Pablo Ausensi | Businessman |
| Andrés Gómez | Cameraman |
| Ana María Gazmuri | Self (archive footage) |
| Hugo Vásquez | 'No' Campaign Participant |
| Marcela Medel | Self (archive footage) |
| Jaime Celedón | Self (archive footage) |
| Patricio Achurra | Politician |
| José Manuel Salcedo | CNTV Censor |
| Augusto Pinochet | Self (archive footage) |
| Patricio Aylwin | Self (archive footage) |
| Patricio Bañados | Self (archive footage) |
| Tati Penna | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | No |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Chile, United States of America, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Participant, Fabula, Funny Balloons |
| Official site | takepart.com |
| Release date | 9 agosto 2012 |
| Executive producer | Jonathan King, Mariane Hartard |
| Production | Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Cruz, Pablo Larraín, Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Eduardo Castro |
| Writer | Pedro Peirano, Antonio Skármeta |
| Editing | Andrea Chignoli, Catalina Marín Duarte, Javier Estévez, Eduardo Bertran |
| Cinematography | Sergio Armstrong, Juan Millán, Pablo Larraín, Jonathan Maldonado |
| Assistant directors | Oscar Godoy, Waldo Salgado, María José Droguett, Nicol Ruiz, Pablo Larraín, Casandra Campos, Gabriel Díaz |
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Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 08, 2012 / Locarno Film Festival
United States / Oct 12, 2012 / New York Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 15, 2013 / R
Theatrical release
Chile / Aug 09, 2012
Netherlands / Jan 29, 2013 / 12
Greece / Jan 31, 2013 / Κ
Brazil / Feb 15, 2013 / 16
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Portugal / Feb 21, 2013
France / Mar 06, 2013
Germany / Mar 06, 2013 / 6
Italy / May 09, 2013
Denmark / Jun 13, 2013 / 11
Digital
Ireland / Feb 08, 2013 / 16
Physical media
Greece / Jul 16, 2013 / DVD
TV
France / Aug 17, 2016 / ARTE
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