The Sow
# The Sow

The Sow (Spanish: La marrana) is a 1992 Spanish rural comedy and adventure film directed and written by José Luis Cuerda which stars Alfredo Landa and Antonio Resines.

## Plot

Starting in the Summer of 1492, the plot shows the mishaps of the common folk (two vagrants, Bartolomé and Ruy, respectively a man freed from captivity in Tunis and a desertor from the Granada War accompanied by a sow) living badly in the Crown of Castile, seeking to embark on a caravel in the harbor of Palos.

## Cast

* Alfredo Landa as Bartolomé
* Antonio Resines as Ruy
* Manuel Alexandre
* Fernando Rey
* Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
* El Gran Wyoming
* Agustín González
* Antonio Dechent

## Production

The film is a Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and Antea Films production, and it also had support from the Ministry of Culture and Generalitat Valenciana. Shooting locations included Trujillo, Boadilla del Monte, La Alberca, and the Veruela Abbey.

## Release

The film had its world premiere at the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 1992. It was theatrically released in Spain on 6 November 1992.

## Reception

Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País deemed The Sow to be a "well made, amusing and a tad coarse" film, with a tendency to scatological humour and the picaresque novel dialogues.

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | 7th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Alfredo Landa | Won | |
| 1993 | 7th Goya Awards | Best Cinematography | Hans Burmann | Nominated | |
