Albert Serra’s Bullfighting Doc ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Wins San Sebastian’s Golden Shell
THR, Esq. 2024-09-28
Summary:
The 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival’s Golden Shell for best film has gone to Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude, a documentary on bullfighting, edging out strong competition from narrative features by Joshua Oppenheimer, Edward Berger and Mike Leigh. The Spanish director’s film focuses on Peruvian-Spanish bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey. While noting that the doc’s graphic […]