No (2013)
88%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: NA
No uses its history-driven storyline to offer a bit of smart, darkly funny perspective on modern democracy and human nature
No is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and learn about Chilean history all at the same time. Gael García Bernal delivers a fantastic performance as the lead, and the film’s unsentimental approach makes it all the more powerful. Plus, who knew that a commercial could start a revolution? Larraín’s ability to balance idealism and venality is truly impressive. Overall, No is a must-watch for anyone interested in politics, history, or just a damn good movie.
Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
2013
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 56m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States, Chile
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 15, 2013 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2013
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Néstor Cantillana, directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Pedro Peirano, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by J Hoberman, Geoffrey Macnab, Rene Rodriguez, Anthony Lane, Nicolas Rapold, Brian Tallerico, Rosa Parra, Joanne Laurier, David Harris, Nicholas Bell, Naila Scargill, MPAA rating R, Chilean dictatorship, referendum, advertising campaign, human nature, modern democracy, international pressure, leaders, resources, scrutiny, minions, bold plan, election
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Alfredo Castro – Lucho Guzmán
Luis Gnecco – Urrutia
Antonia Zegers – Verónica
Marcial Tagle – Costa
Néstor Cantillana – Arancibia
Director(s)
Pablo Larraín
Writer(s)
Pedro Peirano
Producer(s)
Juan De Dios, Daniel Dreifuss
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (133) | Top Critics (55) | Fresh (124) | Rotten (9)
Given the charnel-house atmosphere of Tony Manero and Post Mortem, it’s striking that Larraín concludes his Pinochet trilogy on a note of near-giddy optimism.
March 4, 2018
J. Hoberman
Harper’s Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Larraín shows how idealism and venality sat side by side, how quickly the brutal circumstances in which Pinochet came to power were forgotten and how little seemed to change once he left.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Gripping and suspenseful even though the ending is already known.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
The best movie ever made about Chilean plebiscites, No thoroughly deserves its Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film.
January 1, 2014
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
No reminds us that wherever “freedom” must be sold to the public, a history of complacency, violence, and terror has to be overcome.
July 1, 2013
Nicolas Rapold
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
No is a great historical document as to how one very important revolution started with a commercial.
April 24, 2013 | Rating: 4.0/5.0
Brian Tallerico
Film Threat
TOP CRITIC
An insightful look at the events that took place to vote out the dictatorship.
January 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Rosa Parra
Latinx Lens
Why does the film present such a superficial and misleading account of Chilean history?
August 13, 2020
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
No is thoroughly an impressive film.
November 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
David Harris
Spectrum Culture
As the final film in an amazing trilogy, No feels like a blazing beacon.
August 6, 2019
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
A powerful experience, much more so for a largely unsentimental approach that does not forget its raison d’être.
February 28, 2019
Naila Scargill
Trebuchet
Featuring an impressive lead performance from pint-sized Spanish language star Gael García Bernal and welcoming back his regular muse Alfredo Castro, Larraín has successfully sculpted his most commercially-appealing film to date.
February 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Daniel Green
CineVue…
Plot
Thomas Shelby and his brothers return to Birmingham after serving in the British Army during WWI. Shelby and the Peaky Blinders, the gang he is leader of, control the city of Birmingham But as Shelby’s ambitions extend beyond Birmingham, he plans to build on the business empire he’s created, and stop anyone who gets in his way.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Gael García Bernal in the lead role as advertising executive Rene Saavedra.
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