Presentation of Rubén Sánchez’s film La verbena in London

The production is an aesthetic, narrative and conceptual bet that focuses on the reunion of Alex and Marc, marked by two events that impact both characters. On the one hand, Gabriel D’Almeida plays Alex, a young man who is about to become a father and who struggles with the acceptance of his homosexuality. On the other hand, Robin Reese gives life to Marc, his best friend, who brings with him news that they both must come to terms with. Throughout the film, the characters evolve, revealing their secrets to accept themselves… The director of Furias, Rubén Sánchez, has finished shooting his new project, the medium-length film “La Verbena”. The story stars Alex, played by Gabriel D’Almeida, who also starred in the 2019 film “Matthias & Maxime,” directed by Xavier Dolan, and Marc (Robin Reese). It is also produced by Carla Sanchez, who makes her feature film debut with a plot that addresses LGBTQ+ issues. One summer night in Barcelona, Alex and his girlfriend Anna (Aida Quintana) organize a reunion with a group of friends at a festival. Marc unexpectedly returns from London at that time to meet Alex, an old friend of his in England. However, as the story unfolds in seventeen precise minutes, it is discovered that Anna is pregnant, which provokes a mixed reaction of jealousy and joy in the British actor. But what Alex’s girlfriend doesn’t know is that Marc and the father of her future child are more than friends, and that during their stay in London they had a secret relationship. This unconfessed homosexuality of Gabriel D’Almeida’s character creates in the viewer a sense of uncertainty about his future, as he is about to become a father and start a family. Everything will change for the character when it is revealed that Marc is HIV positive, and that he is about to become a father and start a family.