Butterfly

It's the Spring of 1936 and 8-year-old Moncho is going to school for the first time to learn reading, poetry and arithmetic -- until the Spanish Civil War breaks out and teaches him harsh lessons about the violence and inhumanity of war.

Art/Foreign. 1 hr. 35 min.
Rated R for a strong sex scene.

Starring: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Gonzalo Martin Uriarte, Manuel Lozano, Tcheky Karyo, Uxia Blanco.
Directed by Jose Luis Cuerda and Tcheky Karyo.
Produced by Sogetel and Las Producciones Del Escorpíon.
Written by Rafael Azcona.

Distributor: Miramax Films

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Film.com
"...sugarcoated..."

Los Angeles Times
"Civil War Intrudes on Spanish Village in this earnest film."

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