Third in the director's series set in the Pinochet era, not seen the first but Tony Manero chillingly great. The protagonist from that, Alfredo Castro, also performs well in this as the head of the advertising firm that supports Pinochet in the plebiscite in 1988 that will determine whether the General can have eight more years in power. His employee, Gael Garcia Bernal, works for the centre-left that are pushing for a NO vote to remove Pinochet from power. Filmed on low-definition magnetic tape, of the type used by 1980s TV news crews, means that real footage is easily fitted in with what Pablo Larrain has directed.
The outcome is known, but the build up to the vote, the pressure put on the campaigning team and the advertising techniques used all make for great entertainment in the midst of a serious political movie examining the effect on a populace of fascism in the eighties.
8/10
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