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199662 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sports History Gender Equality

Sunshadow

199662 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Christina Sanchez, Spain's top female bullfighter, faces the challenges of a male-dominated sport in this intimate portrayal by Susanna Edwards.

Sports History Gender Equality

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Susanna Edwards

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Christina Sanchez, Spain's top female bullfighter, faces the challenges of a male-dominated sport in this intimate portrayal by Susanna Edwards.

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Susanna Edwards' follows Christina Sanchez, Spain's most successful female bullfighter, in this intimate, intense documentary about what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated sport.

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