PREVIEW - No (15)

Chilean filmmaker, Director and Producer Pablo Larrain brings us his new film No, a dramatisation about the 1988 referendum of General Augusto Pinochet's rein.

The events written for the screen by writer Pedro Peirano, sees the two collaborating for the first time since Young and Wild.
No, is led by well-known Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries and Y Tu Mama Tambien).
Bernal leads the film well displaying once again all the traits that has seen him emerge of one of the best talents of world cinema.

No, set in 1988 Chile after 15 year under the rein of dictator General Augusto Pinochet in. A referendum has been called by the US in what is portrayed as a simple 'YES' or 'NO' option.

Prior to the big vote we join a team of two men from a prosperous Santiago advertising agency. The head of the company Lucho Guzman and his smartest employee Rene Saavedra (Bernal) are approached by a coalition of 16 opposition parties to head a media campaign for the 'NO' vote.

Guzman, Saaverdra and their team believes that the public must be won over by a carefully orchestrated positive campaign that looks to a hopeful future however, as the "No" movement gathers strength, the Pinochet government resorts to dirty tricks as we live through the tense final weeks before the vote.

No, is witty, clever and no ordinary film of political structure. It's a film recognised globally with a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the Oscars as well as being selected Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and New York.

*Pablo Larraín's film about Chilean democracy is simple and direct, heartfelt and involving*

Peter Bradshaw

*“We have to find a product that’s appealing to people!” says Garcia Bernal at one point. And that’s just what Larraín’s created with this Latin spin on Mad Men*

Neil Smith

Check out the trailer for No below;

No is showing at Gloucester Guildhall on;





 Monday 8th April at 7.45pm, Tuesday 9th April at 7.45pm,Wednesday 10th April at 2pm and 7.45pm and Thursday 11th April at 7.45pm