Butterfly's Tongue

In rural Galicia in 1936, a young boy named Moncho develops a close friendship with his teacher Don Gregorio, an enlightened Republican who teaches him to love nature and free thinking. José Luis Cuerda adapts Manuel Rivas's work into a tender film that darkens inexorably toward a devastating conclusion when Franco's coup reaches the village. One of the most beautiful and tragic films about the Spanish Civil War.

"Butterfly's Tongue" is one of the most moving films in Spanish cinema. The relationship between teacher and student transcends the screen, and the ending leaves an indelible mark.