Grandma
DVD film poster
Spanish	La Nona
Directed by	Héctor Olivera
Screenplay by	Roberto Cossa Héctor Olivera
Based on	La nona by Roberto Cossa
Produced by	Fernando Ayala
Starring	Pepe Soriano Juan Carlos Altavista Osvaldo Terranova Fernando Iglesias 'Tacholas'
Cinematography	Victor Hugo Caula
Edited by	Carlos Piaggio
Music by	Oscar Cardozo Campo
Production company	Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
Distributed by	Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
Release date	May 10, 1979
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Grandma (Spanish: La Nona) is a 1979 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and starring Pepe Soriano, Juan Carlos Altavista and Osvaldo Terranova.

Synopsis

A poor Argentine family of Italian origin lives with their grandmother Carmen, known by all as "La nona" (grandma in Italian). Despite her advanced age, La nona eats nonstop, while the family struggles with the bills and to feed her at the same time. La nona brings the family to the edge of ruin, whose members begins to look for the most diverse ways to earn money and eventually get rid of the old woman.

Cast

BBC Version

A made for TV version was produced in 1991 for the BBC Network, starring comic Les Dawson, as part of the Performance series.^[1]

BBC Cast

• Les Dawson
• Liz Smith
• Jim Broadbent
• Timothy Spall
• Sue Brown
• Jane Horrocks
• Maurice Denham