Feb 01, 2019
105 min
Full-HD

A Philosopher in the Arena (2019)

After his retirement, french philosopher and bullfighting enthusiast Francis Wolff decides to embark on a journey to France, Spain and Mexico joined by two mexican filmmakers who hardly know anything about bullfighting, a culture whose days seem to be numbered. During their road trip, they encounter numerous personalities with whom they reflect on mankind’s relationship with animals and nature, but most importantly on our relationship with death and the meaning of the ultimate journey: life itself.

Category

Documentary

Country

Mexico Spain

Companies

Santa Lucía Cine

Francis Wolff

Self

Juan Ramón de la Fuente

Self

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

Self

José Cueli

Self

Mario Vargas Llosa

Self

Joselito Adame

Self

Miquel Barceló

Self

Claude Lanzmann

Self

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