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.
as Manolo
as Irene
as María Jesús
as Rafaela
as Pepe
as Doña Tránsito
as Don Teódulo
as Emilio
as Vicenta
as Paquita
as Jesús
as Padre José
as Pascual
as Pepita
as Caballero
as falangista
as Joao
as Tomasa
as Chica Plaza
as Chica Quiosco
as Madre
as Hermana 1
as Hermana 2
as Hermana 3
as Hermana 4
as Hermana 5
as Joven autobús
as Viudo
as Tía
as Guardia Civil 1
as Guardia Civil 2
as Detenido
as Niño
as Motorista
as Monja 1
as Monja 2
as Campesina
as Señora
as Cazador 1
as Cazador 2
