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Afternoons of Solitude
"A haunting, meditative, and visually poetic documentary that explores bullfighting’s brutality and emotional toll." - Cine Sin Fronteras
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New Farm Cinemas, Red Room
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Afternoons of Solitude offers a meditative, immersive portrait of Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey, following fourteen brutal yet ritualistic bullfights without narration or commentary. Through quiet preparation and visceral in‑ring sequences, we get to intimately know Rey’s day to day and have an exclusive insight into his after thoughts. The documentary allows audiences to draw its own conclusions on topics of Toxic Masculinity, Narcissism, Cultural Practice and Animal Cruelty through it’s brutal and unedited depictions of Spanish bullfighting. Premiering at San Sebastián 2024, it won the festival’s Golden Shell for Best Film along with the Feroz Zinemaldia Award, cementing its status as a world class, thought provoking documentary.
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