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The Home of Dark Butterflies(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-01-11
59%
29 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
A past to forget - a future to find
Overview:
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.
Languages: Finnish.
Countries:
Finland
Budget: $2,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Home of Dark Butterflies
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tommi Korpela
Harjula
Kati Outinen
Tyyne
Pertti Sveholm
Erik
Eero Milonoff
Salmi
Iiro Panula
Sulkava
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