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.

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Creators

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Fernando Trueba

director

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Manuel Huete

writer

Rafael Azcona

writer

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Fernando Trueba

writer

Cast

Jorge Sanz actor Verónica Forqué actor Maribel Verdú actor

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Rafaela Aparicio actor

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Santiago Ramos actor Chus Lampreave actor

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José «Saza» Sazatornil actor Manuel Alexandre actor

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Violeta Cela actor

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Diana Peñalver actor

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Lucas Martín actor

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Juan de Pablos actor

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Pedro Reyes actor

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Pilar Marco actor

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José María Cañete actor

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Gabriel Latorre actor

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António Sequeira Lopes actor

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Maria Jesus Hoyos actor

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Sonia Tarin actor

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Mercedes Jiménez actor