CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 45m

Year of Enlightment

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April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.

Directed byFernando Trueba

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
ES
Released
December 5, 1986
Studios
Iberoamericana Films Producción

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jorge Sanz

Jorge Sanz

Manolo

Verónica Forqué

Verónica Forqué

Irene

Maribel Verdú

Maribel Verdú

María Jesús

Rafaela Aparicio

Rafaela Aparicio

Rafaela

Santiago Ramos

Santiago Ramos

Pepe

Chus Lampreave

Chus Lampreave

Doña Tránsito

José «Saza» Sazatornil

José «Saza» Sazatornil

Don Teódulo

Manuel Alexandre

Manuel Alexandre

Emilio

Violeta Cela

Violeta Cela

Vicenta

Diana Peñalver

Diana Peñalver

Paquita

Creative team
Directed by
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba
Written by
Manuel Huete
Manuel Huete
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba
Produced by
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Andrés Vicente Gómez

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