The Home of Dark Butterflies
Watch TrailerHaunted 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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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Tummien perhosten koti |
| Year | 2008 |
| Country | Finland |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Dome Karukoski |
| Runtime | 108 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.9/10 (29 votes) |
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The film constructs a fragile world of childhood trauma, relying on restrained cinematography and a piercing silence that speaks louder than shouts. It explores the limits of survival and the fragility of trust within a system meant to protect.
What lingers after viewing is a slow, haunting immersion into a cold atmosphere of isolation, where every frame breathes loneliness. A quiet, all-consuming melancholy settles in and refuses to leave. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Dome Karukoski
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In quiet solitude, to feel every pause and glance. Best suited for an evening viewing.
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