Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad)
📅 Friday 20th March, 8.30pm
📍 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.
Content warning: Contains graphic violence against animals and death of animals in a real-life bullfighting context
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 venue is wheelchair accessible.
Age restriction: 18+