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Onte á noite conquistei Tebas (Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes)

Onte á noite conquistei Tebas (Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes)

GABRIEL AZORÍN / Spain-Portugal / 2025 / Fiction / 112 min

Screening

Saturday 26/09 – 7:30 p.m.
Teatro Principal

Onte a Noite Conquistei Tebas_poster

Synopsis

One cold afternoon, Antonio and Jota return from the front with their friends in search of some ancient Roman baths. There’s something mysterious about them, as if the water were affecting their mood, giving them the courage to say things they’ve never said.

Awards

2025 Venice Festival. Giornate degli Autori (Italia) Bisato d’Oro Award for Best Screenplay and Cinematography

2025 Seminci. Punto de Encuentro Section (Valladolid) Special Fundos Award

Datasheet

Direction Gabriel Azorín

Screenplay Celso Giménez, Gabriel Azorín

Cinematography Giuseppe Truppi

Edition Ariadna Ribas

Cast Santiago Mateus, Antonio Gouveia, Oussama Asfaraah, Pavle Cemerikic

Production DVEIN Films, Filmika Galaika, Bando á Parte (Portugal)

Distribution (in Spain) Begin Again Films

Trailer

Gabriel Azorín

Hellín (Albacete, Spain), 1981

Director and screenwriter. A graduate in film directing, he’s directed short films and the documentary Los mutantes. Co-founder of lacasinegra alongside Elena L. Riera, his work has been screened at festivals such as San Sebastián and Oporto. Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes, his first feature film, was shot at the Aquis Querquennis archaeological site in Bande (Ourense).