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Direction
Larraín shoots in low-res '80s video — history becomes immediate, raw, unpretty.
Writing
The 'No' campaign's real ads recreated with maddening authenticity.
Acting
Gael García Bernal's quiet panic beneath smooth ad-man confidence.

Director
Pablo Larraín
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