This week we’re excited to present an archival conversation from 2012 at the 50th New York Film Festival with No director Pablo Larraín and lead actress Antonia Zegers. Larraín returns to the New York Film Festival this fall with the NYFF62 Spotlight selection Maria.
Don’t miss the NYFF premiere of Maria and many more great films at this year’s festival. Single tickets will go on sale Tuesday, September 17 at noon! Learn more here.
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 persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Please enjoy the conversation with Larraín and Zegers from the 50th New York Film Festival, and don’t miss Maria at NYFF62!
The conversation was moderated by Richard Peña.
