Blood and Sand (1989)

Original title

Sangre y arena

Directed by

Javier Elorrieta

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States, Spain

Runtime

2h

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A matador rises to fame in the bullfighting world while navigating a love triangle. His passion for the sport and for two women pulls him in conflicting directions.

passionatebroodingmelodramaticromanticintensetragicslow-burn

What happens

Blood and Sand (Spanish: Sangre y arena) is a 1989 Spanish drama film directed by Javier Elorrieta and starring Christopher Rydell, Sharon Stone, and Ana Torrent. It was loosely based on the novel Blood and Sand by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which had been adapted for the screen three times before, in 1916, 1922 and 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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