The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)

6.0/10 • 108 min • Drama

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.

Cast

Tommi Korpela

Harjula

Kati Outinen

Tyyne

Pertti Sveholm

Erik

Eero Milonoff

Salmi

Iiro Panula

Sulkava

Kristiina Halttu

Irene

Matleena Kuusniemi

Maire

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