Still from The Boy and the Suit of Lights
The Boy and the Suit of Lights
Still from The Boy and the Suit of Lights
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Directed by

Inma de Reyes

In a coastal town in Spain, young Borja is growing up as the father figure to his little brother Erik, helping out his mother Raquel as she struggles daily to pay the bills. Dreaming of fame and a better life, the family sign Borja up for the local School of Bullfighting. Borja trains hard, trying to fulfil his family’s dream that he will debut as a bullfighter at the age of 16, wearing a magnificent “suit of lights”. But the political, financial and social implications of this contentious tradition turns Borja’s hopeful coming-of-age story into a controversial and unpredictable narrative.

The Boy and the Suit of Lights is a participant of the 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab.

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