AT, ES

2010

105 min

Finished

Arena

Directing: Günter Schwaiger

Synopsis

Following the difficult struggle of some young apprentices brings the spectator into contact with all the facets of the bullfighting world. Travelling with them through Spain, France, Portugal and Colombia, we meet pupils and maestros from the bullfighting schools, banderilleros , bullfighting manager, impresarios and indeed the great figures like Luis Bolívar, Uceda Leal, Sebastién Castella, Morante de la Puebla or José Tomás. Thus "Arena" enables us to discover in depth the complexity of this singular Western cultural phenomenon.