The Home of Dark Butterflies 2008
6.8 / 10
The Home of Dark Butterflies
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani has been shuttled between foster homes and temporary families for the past six years, leaving any prospect of stability in his life a faded dream. When Juhani winds up in a remote shelter for troubled youth known as The Island, he has little idea of how ruthless superintendent Olavi Harjula can truly be.
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani has been shuttled between foster homes and temporary families for the past six years, leaving any prospect of stability in his life a faded dream. When Juhani winds up in a remote shelter for troubled youth known as The Island, he has little idea of how ruthless superintendent Olavi Harjula can truly be.
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Release Date:
Jan 11, 2008 (Finland)
Run Time:
1hr 48`
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Original Language:
Finnish
Production Countries:
Finland
Status:
Released
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The Home of Dark Butterflies - The Home of Dark Butterflies
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... Script Supervisor
... Director
... First Assistant Director
Cast
... Juhani
... Tyyne
... Erik
... Salmi
... Harjula
NV
Niko Vakkuri... Hämäläinen
... Sulkava
... Rinne
... Simola
... Sjöblom
... Vanamo
... Irene
... Maire
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