What if Pinochet had been a vampire? Today on Netflix, the Oscar-nominated political satire

Just like it sounds. There's a film on Netflix's video-on-demand (VOD) platform that turns Augusto Pinochet into a vampire . This blend of political satire, dark humor, and gothic aesthetic is directed by Chilean Pablo Larraín , responsible for other unconventional biopics such as Jackie, Spencer , and Maria Callas . It was nominated for the Golden Lion and has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Cinematography.

With a sarcastic tone and a black-and-white staging, the play poses a question that resonates in Latin American memory: what would happen if a dictator never died and continued to feed off the country he tore apart? On the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 military coup , Larraín returned to his country with a proposal that went beyond historical revisionism.

After his international forays, the filmmaker returned to the figure of Pinochet and recast him from a grotesque and mordant perspective, supported by a script written with Guillermo Calderón. The Count combines sociopolitical criticism with elements of horror and fantasy. Jaime Vadell plays the 250-year-old Pinochet who, after faking his death, retires to a mansion in Patagonia with his wife, Lucía Hiriart.

Surrounded by his greedy children and a former butler who is a torturer, the vampire enters an existential crisis: he feels betrayed by his country , more for having been accused of thievery than for the crimes he committed. The appearance of an accounting nun, sent to exorcise him and uncover his plundered fortune, adds a theological twist that attacks the dictator's legacy and the hypocrisy of certain religious institutions.

The Count sinks his fangs into the image of fascism as a state evil, but also issues a warning about how the far right continues to find fertile ground . This isn't just a satire: it's a fierce take on the legacy of the dictatorship , where the most offensive aspect to the protagonist isn't the accusations of murder, but rather being seen as a common thief. A daring story that, with its humor, leaves an uncomfortable aftertaste.