The Sow

The Sow

1992 · 102 min · ES · 5.7 (21 votes)
Dir. José Luis Cuerda · Starring Alfredo Landa, Antonio Resines, Agustín González, Manuel Alexandre, El Gran Wyoming, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo · Music Javier Arias
Comedy

After spending three years in captivity in Tunis, Bartolomé returns home Extremadura with the only hope to eat his favorite dish: the pork. Along the way he meets a deserter who is traveling with a sow.

VIBE

A grubby, good-natured romp through medieval Spain. Expect a hearty dose of lowbrow humor and a focus on simple, carnal pleasures. It's a messy, unpretentious journey with a surprisingly charming core.

bawdyramshackleearthyraucoussteadyperiod comedypicaresquelowbrow humorrural realismappetitehomecomingsurvivalabsurdity
middle ages (476-1453)15th centuryporkrural lifepicaresca
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