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7.4/10   2,887 votes
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Director:
José Luis Cuerda
Writers:
Rafael Azcona (writer)
José Luis Cuerda (writer)
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Release Date:
24 September 1999 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Music | War more
Tagline:
A magical tale about growing up in country growing apart. more
Plot:
For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque... more | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 19 nominations more
User Comments:
Beautifully filmed and poignantly bittersweet drama more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Fernando Fernán Gómez ... Don Gregorio
Manuel Lozano ... Moncho
Uxía Blanco ... Rosa
Gonzalo Uriarte ... Ramón
Alexis de los Santos ... Andrés
Jesús Castejón ... D. Avelino
Guillermo Toledo ... O'Lis

Elena Fernández ... Carmiña
Tamar Novas ... Roque
Tatán ... Roque Padre
Roberto Vidal Bolaño ... Boal (as Roberto Vidal)
Celso Parada ... Macias
Celso Bugallo ... Cura
Antonio Lagares ... Alcalde (as Tucho Lagares)
Milagros Jiménez ... Nena
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Butterfly's Tongue (Philippines: English title) (UK)
A Lingua das bolboretas (Spain: Galician title)
Butterfly (DVD title)
Butterfly Tongues (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for a strong sex scene.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish | Latin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Canal+ España more

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Soundtrack:
La orquesta azul more

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8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Beautifully filmed and poignantly bittersweet drama, 1 September 2000
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Author: tsmiljan from tampa, florida

A magnificent story about the personal choices that have to be made by people caught up in intolerant times. A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War. This is one of those movies whose ending leaves audience members rooted to their seats, stunned into silence. With beautiful photography and glorious classic Spanish (with clear subtitles), this is a movie not to be missed.

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