GORED

Antonio Barrera is the most gored bullfighter in modern history, and known to perform with total abandonment. He’s been gored twenty three times, an unusually high number that includes seventeen surgeries, countless broken bones and many scars. Now with a family to consider, a body that won’t hold up and a lack of interest from promoters, Barrera has decided to retire. Before his last bullfight, he is conflicted. After taking such a beating, he dreams of staying alive for his family. Yet he fantasizes of becoming a well known bullfighter, and to do that he feels he must sacrifice himself to the bulls. Will he survive his final performance? (Guadalajara International Film Festival)