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Calorie Rating: 148
Released: 1986-12-05
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Studios: Iberoamericana Films Producción,


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.

Director / Directors

Marisa Ibarra
Script Supervisor
Eusebio Graciani
Assistant Director

Carmen Martínez Rebé
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Jorge Sanz
Character: Manolo
Verónica Forqué
Character: Irene
Maribel Verdú
Character: María Jesús

Rafaela Aparicio
Character: Rafaela
Santiago Ramos
Character: Pepe
Chus Lampreave
Character: Doña Tránsito

José «Saza» Sazatornil
Character: Don Teódulo
Manuel Alexandre
Character: Emilio
Violeta Cela
Character: Vicenta

Diana Peñalver
Character: Paquita
Lucas Martín
Character: Jesús
Juan de Pablos
Character: Padre José

Pedro Reyes
Character: Pascual
Pilar Marco
Character: Pepita
José María Cañete
Character: Caballero

Gabriel Latorre
Character: falangista
António Sequeira Lopes
Character: Joao
María Jesús Hoyos
Character: Tomasa

Sonia Tarin
Character: Chica Plaza
Mercedes Jiménez
Character: Chica Quiosco
Carmen Velasco
Character: Madre

Paloma Recio
Character: Hermana 1
Isabel Ordaz
Character: Hermana 2
Pilar Ordóñez
Character: Hermana 3

Mónica Martín
Character: Hermana 4
Bárbara Tardón
Character: Hermana 5
Sot'so
Character: Joven autobús

José Antonio Díaz
Character: Viudo
Herlinda Cembreros
Character: Tía
Javier Lozano
Character: Guardia Civil 1

Joaquín Chaves
Character: Guardia Civil 2
Carlos Lucas
Character: Detenido
Ismael Martín
Character: Niño

Marcelo García Flores
Character: Motorista
Rosa Pascual
Character: Monja 1
Asunción Nogales
Character: Monja 2

Casimira Encinas
Character: Campesina
Carmen Espada
Character: Señora
Rafael Serna
Character: Cazador 1

Jesús Fernández
Character: Cazador 2


Production and Crew


Jorge Hernández Lobo
Assistant Makeup Artist
Juan de la Flor
Property Master
Enrique Arias
Second Assistant Camera

Luis Argüello
Costume Design
Luciano Romero
Assistant Property Master
Alfonso Pino
Sound Mixer


Teresa Matías
Hairstylist
Cristina Huete
Production Manager
Ángel Muñoz Alonso
Music Consultant

Josep Rosell i Palau
Production Design
Juan Amorós
Camera Operator

Ángel Megino
Transportation Coordinator
Juan Amorós
Director of Photography

Juan de la Flor
Unit Production Manager
Alfonso Jadraque
Location Manager

Juan Sánchez
Special Effects
Rafael Castro
Electrician

Joaquín Manchado
Assistant Camera
Luis Argüello
Art Direction

Juan Botella
Assistant Production Manager
Pablo Blanco
Assistant Editor
Benjamín Garrido
Assistant Editor

Fernando Fernández
Generator Operator
Peris
Wardrobe Master
Jaime Botella
Assistant Production Manager

Esther García
Assistant Production Manager

Ramón Moya
Settings
Luis Castro
Sound Effects

Gilles Ortion
Boom Operator
Lala Huete
Assistant Costume Designer