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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.
Cast
![Jorge Sanz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q6OzgAQZ7O0A4S5wMjAOm3bQ5Gd.jpg)
Jorge Sanz
Manolo
![Verónica Forqué](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m9NIBixFvxqz4UdFlSe68A3Ogwx.jpg)
Verónica Forqué
Irene
![Maribel Verdú](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5ml5J9yDEV6ZLkinkS7vAHfE882.jpg)
Maribel Verdú
María Jesús
![Rafaela Aparicio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uV4TQiFYNmTdVmjnFtDpoC1vNZB.jpg)
Rafaela Aparicio
Rafaela
![Santiago Ramos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c90hbrOQRRUH08EZyE0ctvxweMU.jpg)
Santiago Ramos
Pepe
![Chus Lampreave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hmDYERw6thGvHbqQNT9HppDsJIy.jpg)
Chus Lampreave
Doña Tránsito
![José «Saza» Sazatornil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5q56AacRir8ODOuE7N9klSLR8su.jpg)
José «Saza» Sazatornil
Don Teódulo
![Manuel Alexandre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bPPMH8tRq4isCbXvxiuOxerBq6L.jpg)
Manuel Alexandre
Emilio
![Violeta Cela](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h6STkPjoKOOvwW9GgaCOrxFcSTz.jpg)
Violeta Cela
Vicenta
![Diana Peñalver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kgaGA9jR3cN8IY7PKQwFLcKyA8r.jpg)
Diana Peñalver
Paquita
![Lucas Martín](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lucas Martín
Jesús
![Juan de Pablos](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Juan de Pablos
Padre José
![Pedro Reyes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c8vh59l6ez3zFefvsnhKsX3IPi9.jpg)
Pedro Reyes
Pascual
![Pilar Marco](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pilar Marco
Pepita
![José María Cañete](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
José María Cañete
Caballero
![Gabriel Latorre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l27GSGIKla5lmF43gil7qMQYqLc.jpg)
Gabriel Latorre
falangista
![António Sequeira Lopes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nHQzaYfowEl7MjkMeXkpQeee7Yx.jpg)
António Sequeira Lopes
Joao
![María Jesús Hoyos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v9EatFTV6uT2Gkz9GCEpiGuVzLQ.jpg)
María Jesús Hoyos
Tomasa
![Sonia Tarin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sonia Tarin
Chica Plaza
![Mercedes Jiménez](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mercedes Jiménez
Chica Quiosco
![Carmen Velasco](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carmen Velasco
Madre
![Paloma Recio](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paloma Recio
Hermana 1
![Isabel Ordaz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lwwpcWQHA2jvfGsZiSFf0oJTA84.jpg)
Isabel Ordaz
Hermana 2
![Pilar Ordóñez](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//taD60EQ6UTo4CDtw0zf5TozxNUP.jpg)
Pilar Ordóñez
Hermana 3
![Mónica Martín](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mónica Martín
Hermana 4
![Bárbara Tardón](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bárbara Tardón
Hermana 5
![Sot'so](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sot'so
Joven autobús
![José Antonio Díaz](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
José Antonio Díaz
Viudo
![Herlinda Cembreros](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Herlinda Cembreros
Tía
![Javier Lozano](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Javier Lozano
Guardia Civil 1
![Joaquín Chaves](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joaquín Chaves
Guardia Civil 2
![Carlos Lucas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mnu3htUh8YfELbWOeuJU8noV2hh.jpg)
Carlos Lucas
Detenido
![Ismael Martín](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ismael Martín
Niño
![Marcelo García Flores](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marcelo García Flores
Motorista
![Rosa Pascual](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rosa Pascual
Monja 1
![Asunción Nogales](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Asunción Nogales
Monja 2
![Casimira Encinas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Casimira Encinas
Campesina
![Carmen Espada](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carmen Espada
Señora
![Rafael Serna](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rafael Serna
Cazador 1
![Jesús Fernández](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jesús Fernández
Cazador 2
![Manuel Huete](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)