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Original title: La lengua de las mariposas

Stop and taste the world.

  • Movie
  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 36m

Directed by José Luis Cuerda

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 252 votes

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Overview

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 and crew

  • Fernando Fernán Gómez

    Fernando Fernán GómezDon Gregorio

  • Manuel Lozano

    Manuel LozanoMoncho

  • Uxía Blanco

    Uxía BlancoRosa

  • Gonzalo Uriarte

    Gonzalo UriarteRamón

  • Alexis de los SantosAndrés

  • Jesús Castejón

    Jesús CastejónDon Avelino

  • Guillermo Toledo

    Guillermo ToledoO'lis

  • Elena Bagutta

    Elena BaguttaCarmiña

  • Tamar Novas

    Tamar NovasRoque

  • Lara LópezAurora

  • Tatán

    TatánRoque Padre

  • Roberto Vidal BolañoBoal

  • Celso ParadaMacias

  • Celso Bugallo

    Celso BugalloCura

  • Antonio LagaresAlcalde

  • Alberto CastroJose Maria

  • Milagros JiménezNena

  • Diego VidalRomualdo

Director
José Luis Cuerda
Writer
Rafael Azcona, Manuel Rivas and José Luis Cuerda
Music
Alejandro Amenábar
Cinematography
Javier Salmones