Movie · 2023 · Documentary · 1h 25m · NR · Spanish
Curator score: 8.3/10 (32.4K ratings)
Overview
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
A deeply moving, intimate documentary about love, memory, and caregiving in the face of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s emotionally devastating but also tender, humane, and life-affirming, with a strong sense of political and personal history woven through the relationship at its center.
Best for
viewers who want an emotional documentary with real intimacy
fans of love stories shaped by illness and caregiving
audiences interested in memory, identity, and aging
people who appreciated observational, character-driven nonfiction
Skip if
you want a light or uplifting watch
you avoid films about dementia or end-of-life decline
you prefer documentaries with a more journalistic or analytical style
you’re looking for a fast-paced or plot-driven film
Overview
Maite Alberdi turns a private crisis into something universal without losing the specificity of the couple at its center. The film is built on small gestures, repeated routines, and the painful uncertainty of watching a shared life change in real time. It is heartbreaking, but never exploitative; the tenderness between Augusto and Paulina gives the film its emotional force.
Worth noting
What makes it especially affecting is the way memory becomes both the subject and the form of the movie. The documentary understands that identity is not just what we remember alone, but what another person helps us hold onto. That idea gives the film a quiet grandeur, even as it stays close to domestic life.
Bottom line
This is not an easy watch, but it is a beautiful one. If you respond to documentaries that find emotional truth through patience, closeness, and trust, this is among the most powerful recent examples of the form.
Top Letterboxd reviews
cris (5★) · 1222 likes
Oye Góngora, ¿te gusta tu casa?
Nuestra casa
3lectricv (5★) · 723 likes
“No es alma tuya o mía, es alma de los dos.”
antonia (4.5★) · 578 likes
la memoria sigue prohibida, pero este libro es porfiado
jean (5★) · 482 likes
Me has regalado tantas cosas maravillosas
La vida puede ser tan frágil, tan irónica...Augusto Gongora abogó por la memoria desde que la realidad chilena se volvió cruel hace 50 años, pero a cambio fue perdiendo la suya poco a poco. Para su suerte, lo respaldaba un acto titánico de amor por parte de Paulina Urrutia. En esta película lo vemos de cerca; maravillosa, inolvidable y probablemente la experiencia más emotiva que he tenido en un cine. Deja en claro que el amor trasciende las barreras más complejas. Quedé deshidratado de tanto llorar 👍
jorgemol (4.5★) · 466 likes
No greater love than reminding someone else who they are.