The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Don Gregorio
Manuel Lozano
Moncho
Uxía Blanco
Rosa
Gonzalo Uriarte
Ramón
Alexis de los Santos
Andrés
Jesús Castejón
Don Avelino
Guillermo Toledo
O'lis
Elena Bagutta
Carmiña
Tamar Novas
Roque
Lara López
Aurora
Tatán
Roque Padre
Roberto Vidal Bolaño
Boal
Celso Parada
Macias
Celso Bugallo
Cura
Antonio Lagares
Alcalde
Alberto Castro
Jose Maria
Milagros Jiménez
Nena
Diego Vidal
Romualdo
Xosé Manuel Olveira
Accordeon
Manuel Piñeiro
Trumpet
Alfonso Cid
Sax player
Manuel Seara
Sax player
José Ramón Vieira
String nass
Antonio Pérez
Singer
Eduardo Gómez
Hombre pajarito sabio
Eva Fernández
Vecina
Fely Manzano
Vecina
Crew
José Luis Cuerda
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Rafael Azcona
Screenplay
Manuel Rivas
Novel
Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez
Editor
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
Javier Salmones
Director of Photography
Mateo Gil
Assistant Director
Pedro Loro
Assistant Director
José Ramón Otegui
Assistant Director
Walter Prieto
Assistant Director
Fernando Bovaira
Executive Producer
Jose Maria Iresteiro
Associate Producer
Ana Míguez
Producer's Assistant
Emiliano Otegui
Line Producer
Josep Rosell i Palau
Production Design
Sonia Grande
Costume Design
Teresa Rabal
Hairstylist
Ana López-Puigcerver
Makeup Designer
Ricardo Steinberg
Sound Designer
Alejandro Amenábar
Music
Balter Gallart
Set Decoration
Carmen Soriano
Script Supervisor
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