Tjuren Ferdinand den sanna historien (2014)

Every Christmas Eve, millions of Swedes gather to see the film about Ferdinand the Bull. What few know is that the friendly bull really existed - but his fate became something completely different than in the fairy tale. This is the story of the fate of the peaceful bull, from growing up under the oaks in the fields outside Salamanca, to the legendary bullfighting where he was pardoned in front of 24,000 cheering people. So far, that's true of the Disney movie. But what happened next? The Spanish Civil War broke out at the same time as the bull, which in reality was called the Civilon, "The Civilian", was pardoned. The stories of his final fate differ depending on who is asked. Was he slaughtered by Franco's soldiers? Or was he shot by the "Reds"? Was he matched on a new fight in Valencia, or did he have to return to his cork oak and make love with cows until he died of old age? We meet the family who cuddled with the friendly Civilon in the pasture, the grandson of the caretaker who accompanied him on the fateful journey to the arena, and the man who actually saw the bullfight in 1936 and could never forget. They all have their own story. And of course we meet the beloved bull in a unique newly discovered film.