I skyggen af solen

An intimate portrayal of the extraordinary Cristina Sanchez, one of the first female bullfighters to gain prominence in Spain and beyond. Her rise to fame was fraught with challenges: as a woman in the male-dominated world of bullfighting she defied expectations to rise to the top of the circuit and fight in her home city of Madrid. This film celebrates her inspiring tenacity in one of the world’s most dangerous professions.