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Neruda

2016R1h 48m6.3 / 10

A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.

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Synopsis

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.

More about Neruda

Cast

Gael García BernalOscar Peluchoneau
Luis GneccoPablo Neruda
Mercedes MoránDelia del Carril
Emilio Gutiérrez CabaPicasso
Diego MuñozMartínez
Alejandro GoicJorge Bellet
Pablo DerquiVictor Pey
Marcelo AlonsoPepe Rodríguez

Credits

Directed by
Pablo Larraín
Written by
Guillermo Calderón

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
Spanish
Box office
$939.1K

Production

  • ParticipantUnited States
  • Funny BalloonsFrance
  • Ad hoc StudiosSpain
  • AZ Films
  • Casting del Sur
  • Reborn ProductionFrance

Themes

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