The Home of Dark Butterflies
The Home of Dark Butterflies

Movie·2008·1h 48m

The Home of Dark Butterflies

A past to forget - a future to find

Directed By

Dome Karukoski

Country

Finland

Language

Finnish

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The Story

Original title: Tummien perhosten koti

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.

Written By

Marko Leino

Producer

Markus Selin, Jukka Helle

Cinematography

Pini Hellstedt

Music

Panu Aaltio

Editor

Harri Ylönen

Themes

islandbased on novel or bookfoster home

Production House

Solar Films

Audience Score

60%

30 votes

Skip14%
Timepass33%
Go for it35%
Perfection18%

Where to watch

Region: FI

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// cast

Cast

Niilo Syväoja

Juhani

Tommi Korpela

Tommi Korpela

Harjula

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Tyyne

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Erik

Eero Milonoff

Eero Milonoff

Salmi

Niko Vakkuri

Hämäläinen

Iiro Panula

Iiro Panula

Sulkava

Ville Saksela

Rinne

Henri Huttunen

Simola

Roope Karisto

Sjöblom

Marjut Maristo

Vanamo

Kristiina Halttu

Kristiina Halttu

Irene

Matleena Kuusniemi

Matleena Kuusniemi

Maire

// crew

Crew

Dome Karukoski

Dome Karukoski

Director

Marko Leino

Marko Leino

Screenplay

Panu Aaltio

Panu Aaltio

Original Music Composer

Markus Selin

Producer

Jukka Helle

Executive Producer

Harri Ylönen

Editor

Pini Hellstedt

Director of Photography

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