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The Home of Dark Butterflies
Juhani, 14 years old and tormented by a childhood trauma, has changed several foster parents from the age of eight. He is taken to an island, where there is a boys' home, run by a strict superintendent, Olavi Harjula. Besides the seven boys that dwell there, there is the superintendent, his wife, his two daughters and a woman for menial help. Juhani is gradually accepted by his peers and strikes a friendship with the eldest daughter. When Harjula is advised that funding will stop for his school due to his harsh methods, he decides to start a silkworm project for self-funding. All the boys agree to stay and help him, apart from Juhani, who expects to go back to his family that wants him back.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Pertti Sveholm, Kati Outinen, Eero Milonoff, Tommi Korpela, Matleena Kuusniemi, Niilo Syväoja, Kristiina Halttu, Marjut Maristo
Director: Dome Karukoski
Country: Finland
Duration: 108 min
Quality: SD
Release: 2008
IMDb: 6.9