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CHILE, HAPPINESS IS COMING!
2012 | 118m | Spanish
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Pablo Larraín |
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| Writer: | Pedro Peirano |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 09, 2012 |
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| Director: | Pablo Larraín |
| Writer: | Pedro Peirano |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | campaign, chile, dictatorship, pinochet regime, based on true story, democracy, intimidation, oppression, referendum, advertising agency, advertising jingle |
| Production Companies | Participant, Fabula, Funny Balloons |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,341,226
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 07, 2025 Entered: Sep 07, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gael García Bernal | René Saaverdra |
| Alfredo Castro | Lucho Guzmán |
| Néstor Cantillana | Fernando |
| Luis Gnecco | Urrutia |
| Antonia Zegers | Verónica |
| Jaime Vadell | Minister Fernández |
| Diego Muñoz | Carlos |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pablo Larraín | Director, Camera Operator |
| María Eugenia Hederra | Set Decoration |
| Francisca Román | Costume Design |
| Margarita Marchi | Makeup Artist |
| Wernher Schurmann | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ismael Cabrera | Visual Effects Supervisor, Color Designer |
| Mauricio Molina | Sound Engineer |
| Rodrigo Rojas Echaiz | Visual Effects |
| Carolina Norero | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Eduardo Castro | Line Producer, Production Manager |
| Casandra Campos | Continuity |
| Roberto Zuñiga | Sound Effects Editor, Sound Mixer |
| Enrique Lerman | Production Assistant |
| Roberto Artiagoitía | Thanks |
| Francisco Vivent | Other |
| Oscar Godoy | Assistant Director |
| Marcos De Aguirre | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Pedro Peirano | Screenplay |
| Andrea Chignoli | Editor |
| Estefania Larrain | Art Direction |
| Carlos Cabezas | Original Music Composer |
| Sergio Armstrong | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| Antonio Skármeta | Theatre Play |
| Jorge Vergara | Stunts |
| Catalina Marín Duarte | Additional Editing |
| Javier Estévez | Additional Editing |
| Miguel Hormazábal | Sound Designer, Sound Mixer |
| Ivo Moraga | Foley |
| Pablo Pinto | Production Assistant |
| Juan Millán | Assistant Camera |
| Eduardo Bertran | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Elizabeth Fuentes | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Mario Faucher | Dolby Consultant |
| María José Droguett | Second Assistant Director |
| Alejandro Wise | Production Assistant |
| Nicol Ruiz | Third Assistant Director |
| Jonathan Maldonado | Assistant Camera |
| Andrés Cid | Stunts |
| Waldo Salgado | Assistant Director |
| Paz Bascuñan | Thanks |
| Isaac Moreno | Boom Operator |
| Gabriel Díaz | Second Unit Director |
| Rodrigo Ramírez | Gaffer |
| María Elena Wood | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Juan de Dios Larraín | Producer |
| Pablo Larraín | Producer |
| Mariane Hartard | Executive Producer |
| Pablo Cruz | Producer |
| Daniel Marc Dreifuss | Producer |
| Jonathan King | Executive Producer |
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Interesting and informative movie about the events that started the transition in Chile from the dictatorship to the democracy. ...
This is an amazing true story. The directing feels messy, but it's clear that it was intended to imitate the mess that surrounded this story in real life. Pinochet was one of several dictators that was installed by United States through the agency of the CIA. Why? We can only guess that the sitti ... ng Chilean president had left leanings which seems to piss off Americans to no end. (Health care? Oh no - that would be socialist!! Much better to let citizens die or go bankrupt trying to survive.) The USA's little puppet then proceeded to murder and torture thousands of Chileans. Quite probably, the US trained those torturers. The official count is 29,000, plus 3000 dead, plus an uncounted number of "desaparecidos" (mysteriously missing forever). It is beneficial to first watch "Nostalgia de la Luz" which will help give you some understanding of Chileans' relationship with Pinochet.