Synopsis : Filmmaker Albert Serra trains a patient and poetic lens on the dazzling pomp and devastating brutality of bullfighting in his new documentary portrait of the charismatic Peruvian-born star torero Andrés Roca Rey. Intensely in-the-moment, Afternoons of Solitude expertly balances the visceral thrill of the battle inside the ring, pitting animal instinct against human technique, with a meditative filmmaking style that allows the viewer to appreciate the emotional and physical toll the violence takes on both man and beast.
Festival History : San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024, New York Film Festival 2024, Tokyo International Film Festival 2024
Awards : Golden Shell for Best Film, San Sebastian Film Festival 2024
Director :
Albert Serra
Producer :
Pedro Palacios, Ricard Sales, Montse Triola, Luis Ferrón, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Albert Serra, Joaquim Sapinho
Screenplay :
Albert Serra
DOP :
Artur Tort Pujol
Editor :
Albert Serra, Artur Tort Pujol
Cast :
Andrez Roca Rey
Catalan artist and filmmaker Albert Serra holds a degree in Spanish Philology and Literary Theory. His films –Birdsong (2008), Story of my Death (2013), Liberté (2019), Pacifiction (2022)– have premiered and won awards at festivals such as Cannes, Locarno, TIFF and IFFR.