In Santiago, Chile, Gloria, a 58-year-old woman, decides she doesn't want to spend her days alone after 10 years of being divorced and with her children grown up.

After a successful lunch with Rodolfo and her friends, Gloria introduces him to her family at a birthday dinner for her son, where her ex-husband Gabriel is also a guest.

When asked about his career, Rodolfo struggles to keep up with the barrage of questions about his personal life, having served as an officer in the Chilean Navy.

After numerous unsuccessful attempts, Rodolfo finally convinces Gloria to go with him to a luxury hotel beside the sea in Viña del Mar.

Upset, Gloria heads to the bar and drinks heavily, leading to a wild night at the casino, disco, and through the city streets.

The site's consensus is "Marvelously directed by Sebastian Lelio and beautifully led by a powerful performance from Paulina Garcia, Gloria takes an honest, sweetly poignant look at a type of character that's all too often neglected in Hollywood.

[8] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter writes "it’s hard to imagine anyone with a heart and a brain not responding to the quiet delights and stunning intimacy of Chilean director Sebastian Lelio’s account of the personal evolution of a 58-year-old divorcee, played with scrupulous honesty and intelligence by the wonderful Paulina Garcia" and "Funny, melancholy and ultimately uplifting, Sebastian Lelio's enormously satisfying spell inside the head and heart of a middle-aged woman never puts a foot wrong".

[10] Mark Adams of Screen International writes "A delightfully astute and compassionate delve into the life of a 58 year-old divorcee looking for company, romance and perhaps even love, director Sebastián Lelio’s engaging, amusing and oddly uplifting Gloria is a film that will strike a chord with audiences of a certain age.

It is driven by a quite wonderful performance from Paulina Garcia, who should snag best actress awards at every festival the film plays at.