Butterfly

Original title: La lengua de las mariposas

Stop and taste the world.

• Drama

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.

Director

José Luis Cuerda

Released

24 September 1999

Studio

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

IMDb

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