Year of Enlightment

Year of Enlightment (1986)

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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  • Release Date: 1986-12-05
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Director: Fernando Trueba

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Cast

  • Jorge Sanz

    Manolo

  • Verónica Forqué

    Irene

  • Maribel Verdú

    María Jesús

  • Rafaela Aparicio

    Rafaela

  • Santiago Ramos

    Pepe

  • Chus Lampreave

    Doña Tránsito

  • José «Saza» Sazatornil

    Don Teódulo

  • Manuel Alexandre

    Emilio

  • Violeta Cela

    Vicenta

  • Diana Peñalver

    Paquita

  • Lucas Martín

    Jesús

  • Juan de Pablos

    Padre José

  • Pedro Reyes

    Pascual

  • Pilar Marco

    Pepita

  • José María Cañete

    Caballero

  • Gabriel Latorre

    falangista

  • António Sequeira Lopes

    Joao

  • María Jesús Hoyos

    Tomasa

  • Sonia Tarin

    Chica Plaza

  • Mercedes Jiménez

    Chica Quiosco

  • Carmen Velasco

    Madre

  • Paloma Recio

    Hermana 1

  • Isabel Ordaz

    Hermana 2

  • Pilar Ordóñez

    Hermana 3

  • Mónica Martín

    Hermana 4

  • Bárbara Tardón

    Hermana 5

  • Sot'so

    Joven autobús

  • José Antonio Díaz

    Viudo

  • Herlinda Cembreros

    Tía

  • Javier Lozano

    Guardia Civil 1

  • Joaquín Chaves

    Guardia Civil 2

  • Carlos Lucas

    Detenido

  • Ismael Martín

    Niño

  • Marcelo García Flores

    Motorista

  • Rosa Pascual

    Monja 1

  • Asunción Nogales

    Monja 2

  • Casimira Encinas

    Campesina

  • Carmen Espada

    Señora

  • Rafael Serna

    Cazador 1

  • Jesús Fernández

    Cazador 2

  • Manuel Huete

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