AFI Latin American Film Festival 2009

Physics professor Nelson Villagra has been forced to take mandatory retirement by his university, and, grieving for his recently departed wife, contemplates ending it all. Luckily his friends Jaime Vadell and Julio Jung force him to go with them to the hot springs at Chillán on a trip for active seniors, where they’ve also invited Villagra’s old flame, Gloria Münchmeyer. Despite his friends’ best-laid plans, Villagra is still gripped by despair, but a series of surprising events leads him to rediscover the joy of living. This gentle, crowd-pleasing comedy was a box office success in Chile and the opening night film at the 2009 Chicago Latino Film Festival.