Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers:

Peter Straughan (screenplay), Rachel Boynton (documentary)

Stars:

Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock	...	Jane
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Pat Candy
Anthony Mackie	...	Ben
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Castillo
Ann Dowd	...	Nell
Scoot McNairy	...	Buckley
Zoe Kazan	...	LeBlanc
Dominic Flores	...	Hugo
Reynaldo Pacheco	...	Eddie
Louis Arcella	...	Rivera
Octavio Gómez Berríos	...	Pepe
Luis Chávez	...	Abraham
Azucena Diaz	...	Claudia - Talk Show Host
Damian Delgado	...	Velasco
Nina Leon	...	Rivera Reporter

Storyline

In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Gallo hires American James Carville's political consulting firm, Greenberg Carville Shrum, to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. GCS brings in Jane Bodine to manage the campaign in Bolivia. Battling her arch nemesis, the opposition's political consultant Pat Candy.

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Plot Keywords:

politician | bolivian politician | bus | bare butt | election | 

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Taglines:

May the best campaign win.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Movie Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Experta en crisis

Filming Locations:

Tulane University - 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,238,433, 30 October 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$6,998,324, 13 December 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Participant Media,Smokehouse Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

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Goofs

Jane brings her co-worker to Bolivia and introduces her as Sarah LeBlanc. Later in the movie, Buckley introduces LeBlanc to Eduardo and his Bolivian friends as follows: "this is my underage judgmental friend LeBlanc. She is not real. And apparently, she doesn't have a first or last name either.It's just LeBlanc." As Buckley when present when Jane introduces LeBlanc, he knew her first name was Sarah.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Jane: I just kept going round and round and round. So I got out. I got off the carousel.
Jane: It's like someone said: "If you don't like the road you're on, start paving another one".

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Connections

Spun-off from Our Brand Is Crisis (2005)

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Soundtracks

Kind of Latin Rhythm
Written by Oliver Belz, George Bishop, Jan-Heie Erchinger, Diyaettin Kilic and Christian Winninghoff
Performed by Oliver Belz and Diyaettin Kilic aka The Juju Orchestra
Courtesy of Agogo Records

User Reviews

Right On The Mark!

It's been awhile since Sandra Bullock has been able to immerse herself in a role. It's wonderful to see her back on the screen. Her character here is a political strategist who's flawed in ways that make her appealing. No other actress does sarcasm and feisty in the same breath as well as Bullock. Especially when she does it with a subtle nod to humility. This is a movie which will not appeal to everyone because it's about a political campaign and campaigns are the same whether in the U.S. or in another country. Unless you appreciate the games played in getting anyone elected this will feel labored. The entire cast is excellent. Thornton and Bullock apparently are friends off-screen and their scenes together aren't nearly enough as they are out for the same result. One of the smarter movies I've seen this year.