Butterfly

Butterfly

96 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1999

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.

Butterfly

96 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1999

Butterfly
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers TVE, Canal+ España, Televisión de Galicia, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel), Grupo Voz
Original title La lengua de las mariposas
Directors Pedro Loro, José Ramón Otegui, Walter Prieto, Carmen Soriano, José Luis Cuerda, Mateo Gil
Writers Manuel Rivas, Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

as Don Gregorio

Manuel Lozano

as Moncho

Uxía Blanco

as Rosa

Gonzalo Uriarte

as Ramón

Jesús Castejón

as Don Avelino

Guillermo Toledo

as O'lis

Elena Bagutta

as Carmiña

Tamar Novas

as Roque

Lara López

as Aurora

Tatán

as Roque Padre

Celso Parada

as Macias

Celso Bugallo

as Cura

Antonio Lagares

as Alcalde

Alberto Castro

as Jose Maria

Diego Vidal

as Romualdo

Xosé Manuel Olveira

as Accordeon

Manuel Piñeiro

as Trumpet

Alfonso Cid

as Sax player

Manuel Seara

as Sax player

José Ramón Vieira

as String nass

Antonio Pérez

as Singer

Eduardo Gómez

as Hombre pajarito sabio

Eva Fernández

as Vecina

Fely Manzano

as Vecina