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The Last Game

  • Running Time
    00:07:40
  • Genre
    Sci-Fi - Religious - Short
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Completed
    April 24, 2025, Spain

They have decided to shut down Purgatory, and in its now desolate and lifeless café, God and Death meet to settle their last game. Rumors are spreading through the Vatican's internal network that Hell will soon share the same fate. God shows his sorrow, while Death throws his creation in his face and urges him to give up, to accept that he’s made a mess of men and women.

“They don’t need us anymore, God. They kill each other on their own.”

The Last Game is a bold philosophical fantasy that reimagines the end of the afterlife itself. With Purgatory closing its doors forever, God and Death meet one last time in its deserted café to settle their final game. As rumors spread that Hell may soon disappear as well, their encounter becomes an unexpected confrontation filled with irony, regret, and uncomfortable truths about the world they helped shape.

What begins as a simple game gradually evolves into an existential debate on creation, free will, faith, and the failures of humanity. While God mourns the fate of His creation, Death relentlessly challenges Him, urging Him to acknowledge the chaos and suffering that have defined human existence. Blending sharp dialogue with dark humor and surreal imagery, the film transforms timeless philosophical questions into an engaging cinematic experience.

Written and directed by Francisco Javier Herrera Tolentino, The Last Game reflects the distinctive voice of an award-winning Spanish filmmaker known for combining intellectual depth with accessible storytelling. Following the international recognition of A Blues for Tehran, Herrera once again explores universal themes through an original visual language, creating a thought-provoking film that invites audiences to reflect on life, mortality, and the enduring complexity of the human condition.

About the director

Francisco Javier Herrera Tolentino, a graduate in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, is a screenwriter, filmmaker, critic, writer, and member of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), specializing in directing.

He began directing with the short film trilogy titled Entretelas (Entretelas) (2011-2022) and in 2021, he closed the Gijón Film Festival with his first feature film, Un blues para Teherán (2021). This film won the Best International Documentary Award in Russia and at the One Sixt Festival in Yekaterinburg, was nominated for a Goya, and was selected for numerous film festivals. Autoficción (2024) is the title of the short film shot and edited in Guanajuato, Mexico, starring Mexican filmmaker Alma Nava Guerra.

He is currently working on the production Red Sea, produced by LGC Films and which won an award at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival as one of the best projects presented at its Industry Forum.

Writer & Director
Francisco Javier Herrera Tolentino

Producer
LGC Films

Cast
Begoña Caparrós
Víctor Rivas

Director of Photography
Joan Agramunt

Editor
Frederic Salvà Sin

Distributed by
Fromzero Short Films