Hacer La Luna (To Make the Moon)

Synopsis

In Spain, young men go out into the farms at night to secretly fight bulls. By performing this 'ritual' of 'making the moon' they hope one day to become fully-fledged matadores.
 
The film focuses on one Spanish boy, Jorge Contreras, and his efforts to become a bullfighter. Jorge is helped mostly by his father, who has always dreamt of becoming a torero himself. The relationship between father and son tells us a lot. Not only about bullfighting and Spain, but also about courage, freedom, killing and Oedipus.

Details

Year

2004

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

29 mins 45 secs

Format

DigiBeta

Director

Joost Van der Valk

Producer

Dick Fontaine

Editor

Tom Harrison-Read

Screenwriter

Joost Van der Valk

Director of Photography

James Morton-Haworth

Sound

Fiona Sobral Greene

Music

Ramon Ruiz, Maunuel de Cadiz

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 7th September 2006