Neruda Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: May. 26, 2017

Neruda

Director: Pablo Larraín

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal • Luis Gnecco • Mercedes Morán

R Biography 1 hr, 47 m

64% WILL SEE 36% WON'T SEE

What's the story about?

Plot: It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betrayal and is swiftly impeached by President Videla. Police Prefect Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia del Carril, but they are forced into hiding. In the struggle with his nemesis Peluchonneau, Neruda sees an opportunity to reinvent himself. He plays with the Prefect, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse more dangerous, more intimate. In this story of persecution, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty and a literary legend.

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The lead cast starring in Neruda.

The Neruda behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Pablo Larraín last directed Maria and El Conde. The film's writer Guillermo Calderon last wrote Ema.

What we know about the Neruda movie production.

Jun 2016

Completed

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When was the film released?

Neruda was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 16, 2016. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, La La Land and Collateral Beauty. As a limited release, Neruda was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.