Neruda

Set in Chile in 1948, this drama follows the conflict between Communist Senator and poet Pablo Neruda and the government of President Videla. After Neruda accuses the administration of betrayal, he loses his parliamentary immunity and becomes a fugitive. While attempting to leave the country with his wife, Delia del Carril, the poet is forced into hiding. He enters a psychological game of cat and mouse with Inspector Óscar Peluchonneau, the officer tasked with his arrest. As he evades capture, Neruda uses the pursuit to reinvent himself as a symbol of freedom.

The film was directed by Pablo Larraín, appearing in his filmography after Jackie and before Ema. It features a cast including Luis Gnecco as Neruda and Gael García Bernal as Peluchonneau, with Mercedes Morán appearing as Delia del Carril. The screenplay was written by Guillermo Calderón. A co-production between Argentina, Spain, the United States, France, and Chile, the movie has a runtime of 108 minutes.

Audience reception is moderately positive, with a rating of 6.8/10 from 11,000 votes on IMDb and 6.3/10 from 283 votes on TMDB. Film critics gave the movie a higher score of 7.7/10 based on 154 reviews.