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Year of Enlightment

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6.2/10 • 19

1986-12-051h 45m

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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.

Directors
Fernando Trueba
Writters
Fernando Trueba, Rafael Azcona
Editors
Fernando Trueba, Rafael Azcona, Carmen Frías

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  1. Jorge Sanz

    Jorge Sanz

    Manolo

  2. Verónica Forqué

    Verónica Forqué

    Irene

  3. Maribel Verdú

    Maribel Verdú

    María Jesús

  4. Rafaela Aparicio

    Rafaela Aparicio

    Rafaela

  5. Santiago Ramos

    Santiago Ramos

    Pepe

  6. Chus Lampreave

    Chus Lampreave

    Doña Tránsito

  7. José «Saza» Sazatornil

    José «Saza» Sazatornil

    Don Teódulo

  8. Manuel Alexandre

    Manuel Alexandre

    Emilio

  9. Violeta Cela

    Violeta Cela

    Vicenta

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Spanish
    Budget
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    Revenue
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    Keywords
    brotherworld war iisanatoriumcoming of agetuberculosis1940s