Director: José Luis Cuerda
Writers: Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Music: Alejandro Amenábar
Cinematography: Javier Salmones
Editing: Ignacio Cayetano Rodriguez
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Production design: Josep Rosell
Don Gregorio Fernando Fernán Gómez
Moncho Manuel Lozano
Rosa (Moncho’s mum) Uxía Blanco
Ramón (Moncho’s dad) Gonzalo Uriarte
Andrés (Moncho’s brother) Alexis de los Santos
Roque (Moncho’s friend) Tamar Novas
O’Lis (couple) Guillermo Toledo
Carmina (couple) Elena Fernández
For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho's father is a Republican as is the aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age.
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