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Taking the Face: The Portuguese Bullfight

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 19m
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Taking the Face: The Portuguese Bullfight (2008)
An exploration of the unique phenomenon that is the Portuguese bullfight; the passion, the violence and the polemic that surrounds this strange, anachronistic world.
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Taking The Face explores the phenomenon of the Portuguese bullfight - a world filled with contradiction, passion, faith and cruelty. From the training of Matadors who may never kill in their... Read allTaking The Face explores the phenomenon of the Portuguese bullfight - a world filled with contradiction, passion, faith and cruelty. From the training of Matadors who may never kill in their own country, to the colorful Forcados who charge bulls head-on without weapons, to the co... Read allTaking The Face explores the phenomenon of the Portuguese bullfight - a world filled with contradiction, passion, faith and cruelty. From the training of Matadors who may never kill in their own country, to the colorful Forcados who charge bulls head-on without weapons, to the costumed Cavaliers and their dancing horses, to bizarre ritual of the Giant Fork and the spe... Read all

  • Directors
    • Matthew Bishop
    • Juliusz Kossakowski
  • Writers
    • Matthew Bishop
    • Juliusz Kossakowski
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  • IMDb RATING
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    66
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    • Directors
      • Matthew Bishop
      • Juliusz Kossakowski
    • Writers
      • Matthew Bishop
      • Juliusz Kossakowski
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    10jkoss-99518

    Post truth, voted on the label not on the content!

    I was looking at the make up of the votes on this film, mostly non-US males over 30. Obviously not Portuguese bullfighting fans. Who else would have interest in this? Anthropologists, historians, animal rights activists? The irony is the film is not pro-bullfight.

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Tauromachie
    • Filming locations
      • Portugal
    • Production company
      • Wind Fish Motion Pictures Ltd.
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      1 hour 19 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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