Year of Enlightment (1986)

Original title

El año de las luces

Directed by

Fernando Trueba

Genre

comedy film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

15

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 16-year-old boy discovers love and sex in Spain right after the Civil War. The film follows his awkward and tender experiences with a local girl.

coming-of-agetenderbittersweetearthywistfulslow-pacedromanticrestrained

What happens

Year of Enlightment (Spanish: El año de las luces, and also released as The Year of the Awakening) is a 1986 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba, starring Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film is a coming of age story of a sixteen-year-old boy finding love and sex in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. The film was awarded the Silver Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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