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Butterfly

Butterfly

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 24, 1999

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama

User Score

74%

Original Title

La lengua de las mariposas

Production Companies

TVG, Canal+ España, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., TVE, Grupo Voz, Sogetel

Director

José Luis Cuerda

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$7,738,129

Description

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.