Butterfly
Stop and taste the world.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$7738129
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1999-09-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
232
Vote Average
7.373
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
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Roque
Lara López
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Roque Padre
Roberto Vidal Bolaño
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Antonio Lagares
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Alberto Castro
Jose Maria
Milagros Jiménez
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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
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