France / May 13, 2016 / Cannes Directors' Fortnight
A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marcelo Alonso | Pepe Rodríguez |
| Michael Silva | Álvaro Jara |
| Francisco Reyes | Bianchi |
| Jaime Vadell | Jorge Alessandri |
| Néstor Cantillana | |
| Alfredo Castro | Gabriel González Videla |
| Marcial Tagle | |
| Amparo Noguera | Drunk Woman |
| Cristián Campos | |
| Víctor Montero | Rubén Azócar |
| Héctor Noguera | |
| Luis Vitalino Grandón | Border guard in Argentina |
| Roberto Farías | |
| Julio Jung | |
| Julio Milostich | Radio Interviewer |
| Paola Lattus | |
| José Soza | Senator |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Neruda |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America, Argentina, Chile, France, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Participant, Funny Balloons, Ad hoc Studios, AZ Films, Casting del Sur, Reborn Production, Setembro Cine, Fabula, Telefe |
| Official site | facebook.com |
| Release date | 11 agosto 2016 |
| Executive producer | Mariane Hartard, Rocío Jadue |
| Production | Axel Kuschevatzky, Eduardo Castro, Renan Artukmac |
| Writer | Guillermo Calderón, Eliseo Altunaga |
| Casting | Moira Miller |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid, Sebastián Sepúlveda, Zaghini Flora |
| Cinematography | Sergio Armstrong, Jonathan Maldonado, Nicolás 'Pape' Bórquez, Víctor Rojas, Simón Kaulen, Mathieu Caudroy, Darío Trivino |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Jun 17, 2016 / Biografilm Festival
New Zealand / Jul 16, 2016 / 15 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Aug 18, 2016 / Sarajevo Film Festival
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United States / Sep 04, 2016 / R / Telluride Film Festival
Canada / Sep 08, 2016 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival
Switzerland / Sep 24, 2016 / 12 / Zurich Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Dec 16, 2016 / R
Theatrical release
Chile / Aug 11, 2016
Spain / Sep 23, 2016 / 18
Brazil / Dec 15, 2016 / 12
France / Jan 04, 2017 / U
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Greece / Feb 09, 2017
Germany / Feb 23, 2017 / 12
Portugal / Mar 09, 2017 / M/12
South Korea / May 25, 2017 / 19
Denmark / Nov 23, 2017 / 7
Digital
Austria / Mar 17, 2017 / 12
Japan / Nov 11, 2017 / PG12
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