ZonaSur Cinema Club presents: Rains Over Babel + Director Q&AUncertified 18+

Directed by Gala del Sol | Colombia | 2025 | 1h 51m | Starring Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez, Jhon Bayron Quintero Valencia, Jhon Narváez, Mairen Valoyes, Santiago Pineda

Join us on Tuesday July 28th 2026 for a special night celebrating ZonaSur Cinema Club, in collaboration with UPP. This unique evening will blend Latin American film and conversation.

Rain Over Babel (Colombia, 2025), directed by Gala del Sol – one of the most original and vibrant Colombian films of recent years. We are proud to present this exceptional work, with support from the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery. Between future and past, in a city where all boundaries blur, lies the club Babel. Every night, lost souls gamble with the devilish landlady La Flaca for more time to live.

Rain Over Babel takes us into a trópico-punk universe where life, death, desire, and fantasy come together in Babel, a mysterious bar-purgatory inhabited by lost souls, fantastic creatures, and unforgettable characters.

Rain Over Babel director Gala del Sol will be joining us on the night, to take part in a conversation with the audience and a Q&A session with Lorena Briscoe, curator of ZonaSur Cinema Club. Together, we’ll explore the film, its themes and production, and its presence within the wider constellation of Colombian film and culture.

ZonaSur Cinema Club
Since 2025 ZonaSur Cinema Club takes place monthly at Common Ground, Café and co-working space in Oxford, home to Curio Books + Culture created by Nick Hagan. Each edition features the screening of a short and feature film by Latin American directors, carefully curated by ZonaSur cinema. These screenings are accompanied by discussions led by experts and fully open to audience participation.

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We showed ZonaSur Cinema Club presents: Rains Over Babel + Director Q&A between July 28, 2026 and July 28, 2026.

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Today (Wednesday 26th August)

14:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

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17:30

Love Me Tender 15
2h 14m | French w/ English subtitles
After her divorce, writer Clémence begins dating women, exploring her sexuality for the first time. When her ex-husband finds out, he cuts off access to their son, sparking a custody battle. Adapted from Constance Debré's novel, starring Vicky Krieps.

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20:30

David Byrne's American Utopia 12A
1h 46m
David Byrne, former Talking Heads frontman, reflects on human connection in this concert film based on his Broadway show. Directed by Spike Lee, it blends music and dance into immersive cinema, featuring solo work and Talking Heads classics.

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Tomorrow (Thursday 27th August)

15:00

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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17:45

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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20:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

Book here


Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!