Butterfly
“Stop and taste the world.”
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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Cast
28 people
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Don Gregorio
Known for
All About My Mother
The Spirit of the Beehive
Manuel Lozano
Moncho
Also in
You're My Hero
No Pain, No Gain
Uxía Blanco
Rosa
Known for
Dagon
Gonzalo Uriarte
Ramón
Known for
Pan's Labyrinth
Alexis de los Santos
Andrés
No other roles listed
Jesús Castejón
Don Avelino
Known for
Locked Up
Estoy vivo
Guillermo "Willy" Toledo
O'lis
Guillermo Toledo
O'lis
Known for
The Ferpect Crime
The Minions of Midas
Elena Bagutta
Carmiña
Also in
My Name Is Shadow
The Witch Affair
Tamar Novas
Roque
Known for
Nowhere
The Mess You Leave Behind
Lara López
Aurora
Tatán
Roque Padre
Also in
Matria
The Island of Lies
José Luis Cuerda Director · Rafael Azcona Screenplay Manuel Rivas Author
Worldwide gross $7.7M · Budget $3M · United States release June 16, 2000
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,738,129
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
TVG
Production
Canal+ España
Production
Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.
Production
TVE
Production
Grupo Voz
Production
Sogetel
Production
StudioCanal
Studio · Production
Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)
Production
Televisión de Galicia (TVG) S.A.
Production
Televisión Española
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La lengua de las mariposas
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Galician · Latin · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 24, 1999
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 2000
Limited theatrical · (New York City, New York)
United States
June 16, 2000 · Theatrical · (Los Angeles, California)
August 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 18, 2000 · Premiere · (España, Francia, Italia: Cine del Tercer Milenio)
December 7, 2000 · Premiere · (International Festival of Cinema and Video on Human Rights)
January 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 18, 2005 · Theatrical · (Spanish Film Week)
Finland
August 4, 2005 · TV · (TV premiere)
France
March 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
October 7, 2010 · Theatrical · (Spanish Civil War in Cinema)
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 14, 2001 · Digital · (video premiere)
September 13, 2002 · Premiere · (Hispanic Film Festival)
Israel
April 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
August 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
April 24, 2002 · Premiere · (Cineteca Nacional)
Norway
October 29, 2000 · Theatrical
May 2, 2001 · Premiere · (Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival)
Philippines
November 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Serbia
October 14, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 16, 2004 · TV · (TV premiere)
United Kingdom
July 28, 2000 · Theatrical
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