This is an extraordinary film about an extraordinary spectacle: bullfighting. The film challenges the audience to look beyond their preconception of this vainglorious pastime and accept bullfighting for what it is. The man who grows and loves the bulls, the strutting torero and his fearful mother, the women who sew the sequins and brocade, the bulls, the feverish crowd, the blood, the sweat, the breath, the dust, the fear, the fabulous death, the slaughterhouse, the taxidermist. This film is a remarkable portrayal of bravery, of man pitting himself against beast and the celebration of death. Recorded with great respect and craftsmanship, the film takes us behind the scenes into the world that surrounds the fight.