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Butterfly (1999) [R]

Release Date:
September 24, 1999

Original Title:
La lengua de las mariposas

Alternate Titles:
A Lingua das bolboretas
Butterfly
Butterfly's Tongue
Butterfly's tongue
Die Zunge der Schmetterlinge
Fjärilens språk
Fjärilens tunga
Hogyan beszélnek a lepkék?
I glossa tis petaloudas
Jezyk motyli
La langue des papillons
Lashon Ha-Parpar
Lectia despre fluture
Liblikate keel
Perhosen kieli

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Canal+ España
Grupo Voz
Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.
Sogetel
TVE
TVG

Production Countries:
Spain

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 13  ES: APTA  GB: 15  HK: IIB  IS: L  MX: A  SE: 7  US: R 

Runtime: 96

Stop and taste the world.

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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.

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Assistant Director:
Mateo Gil
Pedro Loro
José Ramón Otegui
Walter Prieto

Associate Producer:
Jose Maria Iresteiro

Costume Design:
Sonia Grande

Director:
José Luis Cuerda

Director of Photography:
Javier Salmones

Editor:
Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez
Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Executive Producer:
Fernando Bovaira
José Luis Cuerda

Hairstylist:
Teresa Rabal

Line Producer:
Emiliano Otegui

Makeup Designer:
Ana López-Puigcerver

Music:
Alejandro Amenábar

Novel:
Manuel Rivas

Producer's Assistant:
Ana Míguez

Production Design:
Josep Rosell i Palau

Screenplay:
Rafael Azcona
José Luis Cuerda

Script Supervisor:
Carmen Soriano

Set Decoration:
Balter Gallart

Sound Designer:
Ricardo Steinberg

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