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Drama • War
1986
1 hour and 45 minutes
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.
Original title:
El año de las luces
Release:
December 05, 1986
Original language:
Spanish
Production country:
Spain
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Spoken languages:
SpanishFrench
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Cast
Jorge Sanz
Manolo
Manolo
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Verónica Forqué
Irene
Irene
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Maribel Verdú
María Jesús
María Jesús
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Rafaela Aparicio
Rafaela
Rafaela
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Santiago Ramos
Pepe
Pepe
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Chus Lampreave
Doña Tránsito
Doña Tránsito
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José «Saza» Sazatornil
Don Teódulo
Don Teódulo
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Manuel Alexandre
Emilio
Emilio
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Violeta Cela
Vicenta
Vicenta
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Diana Peñalver
Paquita
Paquita
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Lucas Martín
Jesús
Jesús
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Juan de Pablos
Padre José
Padre José
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Pedro Reyes
Pascual
Pascual
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Pilar Marco
Pepita
Pepita
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José María Cañete
Caballero
Caballero
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Gabriel Latorre
falangista
falangista
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António Sequeira Lopes
Joao
Joao
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María Jesús Hoyos
Tomasa
Tomasa
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Sonia Tarin
Chica Plaza
Chica Plaza
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Mercedes Jiménez
Chica Quiosco
Chica Quiosco
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Carmen Velasco
Madre
Madre
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Paloma Recio
Hermana 1
Hermana 1
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Isabel Ordaz
Hermana 2
Hermana 2
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Pilar Ordóñez
Hermana 3
Hermana 3
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Mónica Martín
Hermana 4
Hermana 4
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Bárbara Tardón
Hermana 5
Hermana 5
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Sot'so
Joven autobús
Joven autobús
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José Antonio Díaz
Viudo
Viudo
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Herlinda Cembreros
Tía
Tía
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Javier Lozano
Guardia Civil 1
Guardia Civil 1
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Joaquín Chaves
Guardia Civil 2
Guardia Civil 2
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Carlos Lucas
Detenido
Detenido
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Ismael Martín
Niño
Niño
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Marcelo García Flores
Motorista
Motorista
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Rosa Pascual
Monja 1
Monja 1
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Asunción Nogales
Monja 2
Monja 2
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Casimira Encinas
Campesina
Campesina
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Carmen Espada
Señora
Señora
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Rafael Serna
Cazador 1
Cazador 1
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Jesús Fernández
Cazador 2
Cazador 2
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Manuel Huete
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