'' Year of Enlightment '' ( , 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
37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
Year of Enlightment