El Conde (film)
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| Directed by | Pablo Larraín |
| Written by | Pablo Larraín Guillermo Calderón |
| Produced by | Pablo Larraín Juan de Dios Larraín Rocío Jadue |
| Starring | Jaime Vadell Gloria Münchmeyer Alfredo Castro Paula Luchsinger |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Edited by | Sofía Subercaseaux |
Production company | Fábula |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Chile |
| Languages | Spanish English French |
El Conde (lit. 'The Count') is a 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Larraín and Guillermo Calderón. It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. The film stars Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, and Paula Luchsinger.
El Conde premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2023 where it won the best Screenplay Award. It was released on Netflix on 15 September 2023, four days after the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup d'etat, in which Pinochet seized power. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.