''Trout'' ( es, Las truchas, links=no) 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 Internationa ...

. The film was entered into the

28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...

, where it won the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

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. Com ...

society under the rule of

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, the plot concerns about an annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten

trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salm ...

while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it.

Cast

Release

The film was presented at the

in February 1978. It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 April 1978. It grossed 31,244,437 ₧ (263,375 admissions).

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* * 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 {{1970s-Spain-film-stub

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