Las truchas

Las truchas
Directed by José Luis García Sánchez
Written by José Luis García Sánchez
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Starring Héctor Alterio
Verónica Forqué
Cinematography Magín Torruella
Release date(s) February 1979
(premiere at BIFF 1978)
Running time 99 minutes
Country Spain
Language Spanish

Las Truchas ("Trouts") is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It satirizes middle class society under the rule of Franco via a story about the annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it.[1] The film was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[2]

Cast

References

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  2. ^ "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1978/03_preistr_ger_1978/03_Preistraeger_1978.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 

External links

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