Butterfly's Tongue (1999) Spain
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Director:Cuerda, Jose Luis
Studio:Canal+ España
Writer:Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Rating:7.4 (4,002 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:6 wins & 19 nominations
Genre:Spanish films
IMDb:0188030
Duration:1:36:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:Spanish
Subtitles:English, Spanish
LAC code:300009134
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Cuerda, Jose Luis  ...  (Director)
Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda  ...  (Writer)
 
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
Celso Parada  ...  Macias
Celso Bugallo  ...  Cura
Antonio Lagares  ...  Alcalde
Milagros Jiménez  ...  Nena
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Summary: For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho's father is a Republican as is the aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age.