The story of the first ever serial killer in the clever directorial debut of Julian Assange’s ex-attorney. World premiere as part of the contemporary programme of the Festival of Films Regained.
The Massacre of Gilles de Rais
- Date:
24 Sep 2025
- Age restrictions
- 18+
The Massacre of Gilles de Rais
2025, Juan Branco
Portugal
98 minutes, Portuguese with Russian subtitles
Starring: Inês Pires Tavares, João Arrais
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Portugal is drenched in sunshine—but Ines and João, like vampires, seek refuge in the shadows at a country villa. Their conversations suddenly bring up the story of Baron Gilles de Rais, a possible prototype of the fabled Bluebeard, sentenced to death for the murder of more than 140 children. But was he indeed the killer? Inesh and João decide to stage a trial for the aristocrat.
Shot form The Massacre of Gilles de Rais, 2025
In his first film, lawyer and writer João Branco questions the adequacy of litigation as such by looking at the history of the most controversial public trial of the Middle Ages.
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film with the director Juan Branco, production manager Ines Branco Lopéz.
