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Year of Enlightment( 1986)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jorge Sanz

      Manolo

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      Verónica Forqué

      Irene

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      Maribel Verdú

      María Jesús

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      Rafaela Aparicio

      Rafaela

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      Santiago Ramos

      Pepe

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      Chus Lampreave

      Doña Tránsito

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      José «Saza» Sazatornil

      Don Teódulo

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      Manuel Alexandre

      Emilio

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      Violeta Cela

      Vicenta

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      Diana Peñalver

      Paquita

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      Lucas Martín

      Jesús

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      Juan de Pablos

      Padre José

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      Pedro Reyes

      Pascual

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      Pilar Marco

      Pepita

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      José María Cañete

      Caballero

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      Gabriel Latorre

      falangista

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      António Sequeira Lopes

      Joao

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      María Jesús Hoyos

      Tomasa

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      Sonia Tarin

      Chica Plaza

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      Mercedes Jiménez

      Chica Quiosco

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      Carmen Velasco

      Madre

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      Paloma Recio

      Hermana 1

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      Isabel Ordaz

      Hermana 2

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      Pilar Ordóñez

      Hermana 3

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      Mónica Martín

      Hermana 4

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      Bárbara Tardón

      Hermana 5

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      Sot'so

      Joven autobús

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      José Antonio Díaz

      Viudo

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      Herlinda Cembreros

      Tía

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      Javier Lozano

      Guardia Civil 1

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      Joaquín Chaves

      Guardia Civil 2

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      Carlos Lucas

      Detenido

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      Ismael Martín

      Niño

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      Marcelo García Flores

      Motorista

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      Rosa Pascual

      Monja 1

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      Asunción Nogales

      Monja 2

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      Casimira Encinas

      Campesina

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      Carmen Espada

      Señora

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      Rafael Serna

      Cazador 1

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      Jesús Fernández

      Cazador 2

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      Manuel Huete

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • brother
    • world war ii
    • sanatorium
    • coming of age
    • tuberculosis
    • 1940s