A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →"Мотылёк" (1973) is cinema about people at their hardest moment, and about how they carry it.
Don't watch for a light evening. Watch if you want the real thing.
For those who love stories about people — real, imperfect, alive.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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