Event

Human Rights Centre and Essex Transitional Justice Network Film Screening - No (2012)

The film “No” is a powerful account of the fight against the Chilean military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet through a successful campaign to vote “no” in a plebiscite about whether or not the dictatorship should continue, resulting in the transition to democratic rule.

  • Thu 7 Dec 23

    17:00 - 20:00

  • Colchester Campus

    CINE10

  • Event speaker

    Various

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars

  • Event organiser

    Human Rights Centre

  • Contact details

    Law and HRC Events and Communications Team

You are warmly invited to attend this film screening hosted by the Essex Human Rights Centre and the Essex Transitional Justice Network.


No - A historical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín, based on the unpublished stage play El Plebiscito written by Antonio Skármeta.

Don't miss this opportunity to attend a thought-provoking film screening. The film being showcased is called "No". In 1988, to bring down the reign of the dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, a young advertising executive named René Saavedra comes up with a colourful and effective 'No!' campaign that astounds his clients.

The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

How to book

Please book a ticket through Eventbrite. Any problems with booking please email lawhrcevents@essex.ac.uk.

Human Rights Centre and Essex Transitional Justice Network Film Screening - No (2012)

About the Human Rights Centre

The Essex Human Rights Centre is composed of over 2000 alumni, current students, over 100 members from across 11 disciplines, fellows, and partners.

The Human Rights Centre acts as a hub for this community, facilitating interaction at the University, online, and through networks we have established across the world.

Our community is unique in its diversity, sense of unity, and shared resolve for the advancement of human rights globally. For the thousands of students and staff that have passed through the Human Rights Centre’s doors, the Centre has been more than an institute built to generate research and develop and exchange ideas. It has also been a meeting place to form lasting friendships and bonds.

Together, Essex students, staff, graduates and partners, from every corner of the world, have worked on human rights projects that have had, and continue to have, a tangible practical impact on the ground. This is a central part of the legacy of the many individuals who have contributed to the establishment and growth of the Centre.