Storyline

This documentary, made entirely of archival footage shot mainly by amateurs, revisits 50 years of Chilean history. A fascinating lesson in memory, this personal montage adopts a popular, even fringe, perspective to help write a more complete national memory. As the filmmaker asserts in her narration, there’s the history we’re told, the history we live, and the history we tell ourselves. Between the coup d’état of September 11, 1973, and the recent double failure of the new constitution project, this film shows that the people of Chile have long oscillated between excitement and disappointment, accumulating shattered hopes. Rejecting the pessimism that would trap us in collective immobility, Karin Cuyul instead draws on the past to ask how we can continue to dream of the necessary social and political changes.

Key Information

Director Karin Cuyul
Writers Karin Cuyul
Studio Pequén Producciones
Language ES

Frequently Asked Questions

The Life That Will Come was released on October 15, 2025.

The Life That Will Come is a Documentary movie.

The Life That Will Come is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Life That Will Come was directed by Karin Cuyul.

The Life That Will Come is originally in Spanish.