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Así chegou a noite (And So the Night Fell)

Así chegou a noite (And So the Night Fell)

ÁNGEL SANTOS / Spain / 2025 / Fiction / 120 min

Screening

Sunday 27/09 – 7:30 p.m.
Teatro Principal

Así Chegou a Noite_Poster

Synopsis

A sculptor builds his studio in a remote rural area of the Galician coast. As time goes by, he becomes more and more isolated, cuts off contact with his family and friends, and begins to imagine a new identity, until one day, the past comes back to haunt him.

Awards

2025 Gijón International Film Festival: Best Director – Official Albar Section

Datasheet

Direction Ángel Santos

Screenplay Á. Santos, Pablo G. Canga

Cinematography Iván Castiñeiras

Music Elba Fernández

Edition Marcos Flórez

Production Design Tamara Soto

Cast Denís Gómez, Violeta Gil, Miquel Ínsua

Production Maruxiña F. Company, Amateurfilms, Matriuska

Distribution Baños Films

Trailer

Ángel Santos

Pontevedra (Spain), 1976

Galician director, screenwriter and producer. Since 2002, he’s directed several short and feature-length films, including fiction, essays and documentaries, which are considered representative of the Novo Cinema Galego movement. He was co-founder and director of the Novos Cinemas Festival for five years (2015–2019). He’s known for films such as Las altas presiones (2014) and A estación violenta (2017).