Stop and taste the world.
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Trailer
La lengua de las Mariposas (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ] · plays on YouTube
Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- José Luis Cuerda
- Written by
- Manuel Rivas, Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Cast
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
Carmiña
Tamar Novas
Roque
Lara López
Aurora
Tatán
Roque Padre
Roberto Vidal Bolaño
Boal
Celso Parada
Macias
Celso Bugallo
Cura
Antonio Lagares
Alcalde
Alberto Castro
Jose Maria
Details
- Released
- September 24, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- ES
- Original title
- La lengua de las mariposas
- Country
- Spain
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $7,738,129
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