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.
Butterfly
“Stop and taste the world.”
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.
Director
José Luis Cuerda
Budget
3.0M
Revenue
7.7M
Status
Released
Production
TVG, Canal+ España, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., TVE, Grupo Voz, Sogetel
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
Milagros Jiménez
Nena
Diego Vidal
Romualdo
Xosé Manuel Olveira
Accordeon
Manuel Piñeiro
Trumpet
Alfonso Cid
Sax player
Manuel Seara
Sax player
José Ramón Vieira
String nass
Antonio Pérez
Singer
Eduardo Gómez
Hombre pajarito sabio
Eva Fernández
Vecina
Fely Manzano
Vecina
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