Toronto: Bernal just states 'No'

BernalEXCLUSIVE: Gael Garcia Bernal may have an advert professional who changes the road of history in "No," a political satire from Chilean helmer Pablo Larrain, ("Tony Manero," "Publish Mortem").Inspired by true occasions, "No" happens just before the 1988 referendum staged by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to attain one more eight-year term at the office. Applying a fantastically upbeat advertising campaign, the "No" campaign won the plebiscite, ousting Pinochet."Garcia Bernal's character will be the guy who had the idea of employing a nice, happy, positive message rather a dark one," mentioned Larrain. "Thats why they won: They didn't attack Pinochet. They just guaranteed a far greater and future."Script is actually Pedro Peirano, inspired by simply "Referendum," an non listed follow Antonio Skarmeta, whose 1985 novel "Ardent Persistence" was modified by Michael Radford as "Il Postino.""No" will probably be produced by Chile's Fabula, founded by Pablo and Juan p Dios Larrain. Mexico City-based Canana, headed by Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and Pablo Cruz, will co-produce, while L.A.-based producer Daniel Dreifuss is raising finance for "No" in the U.S.Beginning November. 3, "No" will probably be shot in the wide combination of formats, from film to threeOr4 U-matic video format to high-finish HD. The primary reason: "I'd like people to feel they're searching inside a film that was shot inside the eighties," Pablo Larrain mentioned."Manero" and "Mortem" established Larrain among Latin America's foremost youthful art pic company company directors -- but "No" is specific inside a wider audience, Juan p Dios Larrain told Variety. "No" is certainly a legendary David and Goliath story, a black comedy with attitude, getting a sizable artistic ambition, multiple street demos as well as Gael Garcia Bernal," he mentioned. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com