Las Truchas

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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) Flag of West Germany February 1979
(premiere at BIFF)
Running time 99 min.
Country Spain
Language Spanish
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Las Truchas ("The 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 who eat rotten trout while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it.[1]

Awards
Preceded by
The Ascent
Golden Bear winner
1978
tied with La Palabras de Max
Succeeded by
David
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