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Matador

When a young torero confesses to a series of violent crimes he hasn’t committed, secret kinks and desires come to light, sparking dangerous new connections between a bullfighting teacher, a powerful female lawyer, an overprotected actress, and a well-meaning psychiatrist. Love and death shockingly intertwine in Pedro Almodóvar's heady mix of baroque romance, grisly horror, and pitch black comedy. Inspired by King Vidor’s epic western of sensual passion Duel in the Sun, Matador is among the Spanish director’s sexiest, most provocative films, a striking look at the roots of lust and violence.

4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration approved by Pedro Almodóvar
• 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
• Uncompressed stereo PCM audio
• Interview with Almodóvar expert José Arroyo (2026)
• ‘Jonathan Ross Presents For One Week Only’ episode on Almodóvar’s cinema, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar, producer Agustín Almodóvar, stars Antonio Banderas and Carmen Maura, and more (1991, 54 mins)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Guy Lodge and an archival interview with Almodóvar
  
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

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Year: 1986
Country: Spain
Cert: 18
Format: UHD & Blu-ray
Region: ABC
RAD174UHDLE
EAN: 5060974683451
Release date: 20/04/26

Press:

"Fiercely funny, executed in a reckless, raucous rage... Almódovar relishes mocking his country's sacred cows" - People Magazine