The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)


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A past to forget - a future to find
Themes:Loss Of InnocenceThe Human ConditionComing Of AgeBetrayalIsolationDiscover Similar ThemesMood:DarkHauntingSomberDisturbingMysteriousIntenseBleakDiscover Similar Mood
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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Directed by: Dome Karukoski, Marja Pyykkö, Pini Hellstedt
Produced by: Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Composed by: Panu Aaltio
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