Last Night I Conquered Thebes at ARRI: Poetic festival cinema in Munich

A quiet, mysterious film festival experience full of friendship, myth, and time shifting

Last Night I Conquered Thebes takes the audience on July 2, 2026, as part of FILMFEST MUNICH to the ASTOR Film Lounge at ARRI. The 112-minute film by Gabriel Azorín combines the present and the ancient into a poetic stage experience on screen: two young soldiers, a Roman bath, hot springs, and discussions about fear, closeness, and loss. The official event description refers to a metaphysical film about masculinity and friendship, where past and present overlap. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))

Between Ruins, Water, and Silence

What makes this festival contribution so compelling is its focus on atmosphere. The plot does not rely on pace but on tension derived from stillness, landscape, and inner movement. António and Jota meet with friends in a place where history does not sound distant but resonates in the water itself. This creates that rare theater atmosphere of cinema, where every gesture carries weight, and every glance acts like a sentence. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))

Dramaturgy with Double Echo

Gabriel Azorín's staging works with a clear dramaturgical doubling: today, young men search for orientation, yesterday, they were met by soldiers of the same landscape. This layering gives the film an almost archaeological depth. The festival text describes it as metaphysical; the program texts of other cultural institutions emphasize the reflection on male friendship and feelings expressed only under the protection of night. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))

A Festival Film for an Attentive Audience

In the context of FILMFEST MUNICH, Last Night I Conquered Thebes fits into the International Independents series, which showcases new, uncompromising voices in international cinema. For the audience, this results in a concentrated, artistically shot film experience that seeks to resonate rather than explain. Those who embrace this poetic form experience not a loud spectacle but a quiet aftershock that lingers in the mind. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))

Conclusion: Last Night I Conquered Thebes promises an intense festival evening between myth, friendship, and timeless imagery. Anyone who loves cinema as a sensual, contemplative live experience should not miss this screening in the ASTOR Film Lounge at ARRI. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))

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Sources:

• München Ticket Event page for Last Night I Conquered Thebes ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/filmfest-m-ue-nchen-2026-international-independents-38516/447884?campaign=muenchen))
• Filmfest Munich Ticket webshop ([tickets.muenchenticket.de](https://tickets.muenchenticket.de/shop/145/link/event/358368?utm_source=openai))
• Matadero Madrid program info and summary ([mataderomadrid.org](https://www.mataderomadrid.org/programacion/anoche-conquiste-tebas?utm_source=openai))
• ECAM La Incubadora project page for Gabriel Azorín ([ecam-industria.es](https://ecam-industria.es/la-incubadora/ediciones-anteriores/anoche-conquiste-tebas/?utm_source=openai))
• Ministry of Culture / Spanish Kaleidoscope film description ([cultura.gob.es](https://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/mc/spanish-kaleidoscope/films/fall-25/last-night-i-conquered-the-city-of-thebes.html?utm_source=openai))