The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Lozano, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos, Jesús Castejón
Crew: Manuel Rivas (Novel), Alejandro Amenábar (Music), Rafael Azcona (Screenplay), José Luis Cuerda (Director), José Luis Cuerda (Screenplay), Nacho Ruiz Capillas (Editor)
Country: Spain
Language: Español, Galego
Studio: TVG, Canal+ España, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., TVE, Grupo Voz, Sogetel
Runtime: 96 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 24, 1999
IMDb: 3.6
Keywords:friendship, communist, fascism, spanish civil war (1936-39), galicia, spain, atheist, coming of age, teacher, butterfly, 1930s
