CEN2-08. The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

Spain, Feature Film, 2023, 105 min

Based on the incredible true story of Catalan teacher Antoni Benaiges

In 1935, Antoni Benaiges is hired as a teacher in a small, isolated village in Burgos, Spain. There, he establishes a close relationship with his students, a group of young boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 12, to whom he makes a promise: to take them to see the sea for the first time in their lives. 75 years later, Ari, the granddaughter of one of those students, discovers the truth about his incredible story, and Antoni’s destiny is revealed — from his arrival as a fresh-faced teacher until the takeover of the town by fascists, who burn all the books in the town square and murder a hundred “dissidents” in the village. This inspiring story highlights the impact of a teacher whose students, more than seven decades later, never forgot him. Subtitled.

Directed by Patricia Font

Colorado Premiere