Moors and Christians (film)
Moors and Christians (Spanish: Moros y cristianos)[1] is a 1987 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.The cast features Fernando Fernán Gómez, Verónica Forqué, Agustín González, Chus Lampreave, José Luis López Vázquez, Andrés Pajares, María Luisa Ponte, Antonio Resines, Pedro Ruiz and Rosa María Sardá.The Planchadell y Calabuig, a family of turrón-makers from Xixona (province of Alicante), travel to Madrid to sell their product.[2] Moors and Christians premiered on 23 October 1987 at the 32nd Seminci, screened as the opening film of the festival.[6] Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País considered that what was a "state of grace" in Plácido had seemingly slipped into "a state of disgrace" in Moors and Christians.