Afternoons of Solitude
📅 20th March
📍 The Filmhouse, Edinburgh
A formally rigorous and intimate documentary that offers a hypnotic look at the art and tragedy of bullfighting, following the young Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey as he engages in a solitary, life-and-death dance with the bull in the arena. With calculated precision, director Albert Serra crafts an unflinching meditation that cuts through ritual and ornament to raise questions about existence, tradition, and the nature of performance.
Director – Albert Serra
Cast – Andrés Roca Rey, Roberto Domínguez, Francisco Duran, Paco Gómez, Manuel Lara
Genre – Documentary
Duration – 125 min
Nationality – Spain, France, Portugal
Year – 2024
Language – Spanish with English subtitles
This film will screen with descriptive subtitles, transcribing both dialogue and key sounds and other key audio information from the film.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Content warning: graphic depictions of bullfighting and animal death, visible blood, scenes of physical injury, intense and prolonged close-up footage of violence towards animals, distressing images.
Age restriction: 18+