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Description: Beloved poet Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) is also the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with a perseverant police inspector (Gael García Bernal) hot on his trail. Meanwhile, in Europe, the legend of the poet hounded by the policeman grows, and artists led by Pablo Picasso clamor for Neruda’s freedom. Neruda, however, sees the struggle with his police inspector nemesis as an opportunity to reinvent himself. He cunningly plays with the inspector, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse ever more perilous. In this story of a persecuted poet and his obsessive adversary, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become a symbol for liberty, as well as a literary legend. [The Orchard]

Overview

Production Company Fabula, Participant, Funny Balloons, Setembro Cine, AZ Films, Reborn Production, Televisión Federal (Telefe), Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Banco Estado, Elipsis Capital, Movistar+, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Fondo Audiovisual Corfo, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International, Institut Français, Ad hoc studios, Casting del Sur, Willies Movies
Release Date Dec 16, 2016
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating R
Tagline Olvida lo que sabes. [Forget what you know.]
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