Neruda

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

Aug 11 2016 R 1h 47m
Biography, Crime, Drama

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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Plot

An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.

Written by

Guillermo Calderón, Nazareno Obregón Nieva

Directed by

Pablo Larraín

Cast

Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Spain, United States of America, Argentina, Chile

Production Companies

Funny Balloons, Ad hoc Studios, Casting del Sur, Telefe, Reborn Production, Setembro Cine, Fabula, AZ Films, Participant

Languages

Français, Español

Awards

18 wins & 36 nominations

Trailers
Neruda (2016) | Official Trailer HD
Neruda – Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,460
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA