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.
Production | Esther García | Assistant Production Manager |
Camera | Joaquín Manchado | Assistant Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | Lala Huete | Assistant Costume Designer |
Production | Andrés Vicente Gómez | Producer |
Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound |
Sound | Gilles Ortion | Boom Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | Peris | Wardrobe Master |
Writing | Rafael Azcona | Writer |
Directing | Fernando Trueba | Director |
Writing | Fernando Trueba | Writer |
Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Matías | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Luis Argüello | Costume Design |
Art | Luis Argüello | Art Direction |
Art | Josep Rosell i Palau | Production Design |
Camera | Ángel Gómez Martín | Grip |
Editing | Carmen Frías | Editor |
Production | Cristina Huete | Production Manager |
Camera | Juan Amorós | Director of Photography |
Camera | Juan Amorós | Camera Operator |
Production | Juan Botella | Assistant Production Manager |
Sound | Francisco Guerrero | Music |
Writing | Manuel Huete | Story |
Production | Jaime Botella | Assistant Production Manager |
Editing | Pablo Blanco | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Ángel Muñoz Alonso | Music Consultant |
Directing | Carmen Martínez Rebé | Second Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Jorge Hernández Lobo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Lighting | Rafael García Martos | Gaffer |
Art | Ramón Moya | Settings |
Sound | Luis Castro | Sound Effects |
Camera | Alfredo Díaz | Key Grip |
Directing | Marisa Ibarra | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez | Sound Recordist |
Production | Juan de la Flor | Unit Production Manager |
Art | Juan de la Flor | Property Master |
Crew | Juan Sánchez | Special Effects |
Directing | Eusebio Graciani | Assistant Director |
Crew | Fernando Fernández | Generator Operator |
Crew | Ángel Megino | Transportation Coordinator |
Sound | Alfonso Pino | Sound Mixer |
Lighting | Rafael Castro | Electrician |
Camera | Enrique Arias | Second Assistant Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | María Teresa García Trueba | Wardrobe Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Juan Pedro Hernández | Makeup Artist |
Art | Agustín Alcázar | Props |
Art | Luciano Romero | Assistant Property Master |
Lighting | Francisco Durán | Electrician |
Editing | Benjamín Garrido | Assistant Editor |
Production | Alfonso Jadraque | Location Manager |