Chile's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.
　　Santiago de Chile, 1978.
　　In the midst of the tough social context of Pinochets dictatorship, Raúl Peralta, a man in his fifties, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating Tony Manero, John Travoltas character in Saturday Night Fever.
　　Raúl leads a small group of dancers regularly performing at a bar located in the outskirts of the city. Every Saturday evening, he unleashes his passion for the films music by imitating his idol. His dream of being recognized as a successful showbiz star is about to become a reality when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest. His urge to reproduce his idols likeness drives him to commit a series of crimes and thefts.
　　In the meantime, his dancing partners, who are involved in underground activities against the regime, are persecuted by the governments secret police.
　　Tony Manero is a story about loss of identity and obsession in the recent Chilean history

破敗的上流舊邸中，年華老去的變裝皇后一針一線地繡著寂寞。一個動盪的夜裡，年輕帥氣的革命份子卡洛斯走進她的世界，頹圮的人生再次有了綺念。為了維繫關係，她讓卡洛斯在家裡堆放不明紙箱、進行祕密聚會，明知這段忘年曖昧希望渺茫，但為了珍稀的愛，她無悔無憾。隨著同在暗處的兩人越走越近，一場風暴也漸漸成形，這段戀情及國家的未來，都將因此翻天覆地⋯⋯。
　　改編自拉美同運先驅萊梅貝爾的同名小說，以復古濃郁色調描繪智利風聲鶴唳的獨裁年代。同被打壓的性少數和政治少數，在歷史的十字路口談起沒有明天的戀愛。智利影帝卡斯特羅繼《愛獄王子》後再次挑戰酷兒題材，破天荒化身變裝皇后大談老少戀。不僅藉著眼神巧妙演繹出主角的不安與盼望，更精準平衡了風塵跨性女子的浪漫與滄桑。本片入圍2020年威尼斯電影節威尼斯日單元。

1948年，凭借智利共产党支持而上台的智利总统加夫列尔·冈萨雷斯·魏地拉与共同执政的共产党人不和，进而宣布共产党非法并展开大规模的逮捕和迫害行动。诗人与参议员巴勃罗·聂鲁达公开撰文讽刺冈萨雷斯·魏地拉总统，并置自己于危险之中，不得不在国内辗转避难，最终于1949年成功逃往墨西哥。
　　帕布罗·拉雷恩的这部独特的传记电影聚焦这段历史，巧妙地将史实与虚拟情节混合在一起。电影中，聂鲁达被一位叫做奥斯卡·佩鲁乔诺的警探追捕，后者誓要将诗人捉拿归案，他的叙述以画外音的形式贯穿全片。