The Home of Dark Butterflies

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• Genre(s): Drama
• Language(s): suomi (Finnish)
• Director(s): Dome Karukoski, Marja Pyykkö, Emilia Hyvönen
• Cast(s): Kati Outinen, Niilo Syväoja, Pertti Sveholm, Eero Milonoff, Tommi Korpela See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 48min
• Music: Pekka Karjalainen,Panu Aaltio,Sami Sarhamaa,Ilkka Väisänen,Santtu Sierilä
• Award(s): Anjalankoski Film Prize 2009 (Won)
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• Similar To: Hatching, Fucking with Nobody
• Story:
  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 (Niilo Syvaoja) 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 (Tommi Korpela) can truly be.
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