Moors and Christians () is a 1987 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis GarcÃÂa Berlanga. The cast features Fernando Fernán Gómez, Verónica Forqué, AgustÃÂn González, Chus Lampreave, José Luis López Vázquez, Andrés Pajares, MarÃÂa Luisa Ponte, Antonio Resines, Pedro Ruiz and Rosa MarÃÂa Sardá.
The Planchadell y Calabuig, a family of turrón-makers from Xixona (province of Alicante), travel to Madrid to sell their product. Once there, they are approached by an image consultant.
The film had a budget of around 200 million â§. Filming began in Madrid by May 1987.
Moors and Christians premiered on 23 October 1987 at the 32nd Seminci, screened as the opening film of the festival. It was theatrically released in Spain on 28 October 1987.
Fotogramas gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be one of the most disappointing films in Berlanga's filmography. ÃÂngel Fernández-Santos of El PaÃÂs considered that what was a "state of grace" in Plácido had seemingly slipped into "a state of disgrace" in Moors and Christians. He also noted that while Pajares, Forqué and Ponte's performances worked just fine, the rest of performances only worked intermittently or not at all.
|- | align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 1988 || rowspan = "4" | 2nd Goya Awards || Best Screenplay || Rafael Azcona & Luis GarcÃÂa Berlanga || || rowspan = "4" | |- | Best Supporting Actress || Verónica Forqué || |- | rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actor || AgustÃÂn González || |- | Pedro Ruiz ||