The Matador | |
Director: | Stephen Higgins Nina Gilden Seavey |
Producer: | Nina Gilden Seavey Scott Dunklee Stephen Higgins Kristie Nova |
Starring: | David Fandila |
Music: | John Califra |
Cinematography: | Christopher Jenkins James Morton-Haworth |
Editing: | Ian Rummer |
Distributor: | City Lights Pictures |
Runtime: | 74 minutes |
Country: | United States Peru Spain |
Language: | English Spanish |
The Matador is a 2008 documentary film about David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.[1] It first premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival and had since met with mostly positive reviews.[2]
The film follows Fandila's three-year journey into bullfighting history as the violent cultural tradition is questioned.