It Used To Be Fun

In Development

After losing his home in an earthquake, Sady temporarily moves in with his daughter and granddaughter. As he clings to the past, his roles as father, grandfather and friend are challenged, along with his social and cultural beliefs about belonging and the value we assign to spaces we call our own.

Duration: 1h 40 min
Production company: Fortuna Films
Country of Production: Chile
Target audience: Young Adults
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mistery
Estimated Budget: 428.000
Confirmed Budget: Our film company, Fortuna Films, made an investment of 10,000 euros to initiate the development stage of the film.
Looking for: Funding, Co-producer

After losing his home in an earthquake, Sady (77) moves in with his daughter Claudia and granddaughter Sofía. Struggling to preserve his routine and independence, he faces the limits of his role as father and grandfather. Financial hardship forces him to care for Sofía full-time, leaving behind his friends, his neighborhood, and the life he built. In a desperate attempt to recover what he’s lost, Sady gambles his pension and involves his best friend in a failed confrontation with Sofía’s absent father, leading to tragic consequences. After Guille’s death, Sady returns to his repaired apartment, but his old routine no longer brings him joy. The meaning is gone. He apologizes to Claudia and opens up about what that home once meant. On Christmas, she gives him a gift: a train ride from Santiago to San Antonio. There, Sady reconnects with his past, lets go, and asks Claudia to sell the apartment. His purpose, now, is them.

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