Doclisboa2026 - Opening Session | Asphalt Guerrilha
Doclisboa2026 - Sessão Abertura | Asphalt Guerrilha
Cinema 5€
Thursday 15 October · 21:00
Edgar Pêra's Asphalt Guerrilha opens Doclisboa: a meta-cinematic tragicomedy following the disastrous story of an amateur guerrilla cell in the 1980s and the chaotic 1990s attempt to bring their story to the big screen.
Synopsis OPENING SESSION Screenings 15 OCT / 21.00, São Jorge, Sala M. Oliveira Guerrilha no Asfalto Edgar Pêra • 2026 • Portugal • 78' • DCP Portuguese Premiere A fiction based on extraordinary events, narrated by a member of a far-left organisation. At the same time, an attempt to make a film based on the book. When the filmmakers finally secure funding, they realise that a film about guerrillas must be made their way, with no concessions to the system. A meta-cinematic tragicomedy that blurs the borders between political idealism and cinematic rebellion, following the disastrous story of an amateur guerrilla cell in the 1980s and the chaotic 1990s attempt to bring their story to the big screen. Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€