The Heifer

(1985)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 70 votes

Genres: Comedy, War

Year: 1985

Runtime: 122 мин

Country: Spain

Director: Luis García Berlanga

Cast: Alfredo Landa, Guillermo Montesinos, Santiago Ramos, Juanjo Puigcorbé, José Sacristán, Carles Velat, Eduardo Calvo, Violeta Cela, Agustín González, Мария Луиза Понте

Plot

During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.