''Trout'' () is a 1978 Spanish film directed by
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin Internation ...
. The film was entered into the
28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...
.
Plot
A satirization of
middle class
The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. C ...
society under the rule of
Franco, the plot concerns about an annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten
trout
Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...
while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it.
Cast
Release
The film was presented at the
28th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1978. It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 April 1978.
It grossed 31,244,437
₧ (263,375 admissions).
See also
*
List of Spanish films of 1978
References
External links
*
1978 films
Spanish comedy films
1970s Spanish-language films
Films set in Spain
Golden Bear winners
Films directed by José Luis García Sánchez
1970s Spanish films
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