Butterfly

Butterfly

1999
1h 36m
7.3

7.3/10

246 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"Stop and taste the world."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $7,738,129

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
TVG Canal+ España Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L. TVE Grupo Voz Sogetel
Production Countries
Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish Galician Latin

Keywords

friendship fascism spanish civil war (1936-39) galicia, spain atheist coming of age teacher butterfly 1930s

Quick Facts

Original Title La lengua de las mariposas
Release Date September 24, 1999
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0188030

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez

Don Gregorio

Manuel Lozano
Manuel Lozano

Moncho

Uxía Blanco
Uxía Blanco

Rosa

Gonzalo Uriarte
Gonzalo Uriarte

Ramón

Alexis de los Santos
Alexis de los Santos

Andrés

Jesús Castejón
Jesús Castejón

Don Avelino

Guillermo Toledo
Guillermo Toledo

O'lis

Elena Bagutta
Elena Bagutta

Carmiña

Tamar Novas
Tamar Novas

Roque

Lara López
Lara López

Aurora

Tatán
Tatán

Roque Padre

Roberto Vidal Bolaño
Roberto Vidal Bolaño

Boal

Key Crew

José Luis Cuerda
Director
Rafael Azcona
Screenplay
José Luis Cuerda
Screenplay
Fernando Bovaira
Executive Producer
José Luis Cuerda
Executive Producer