Butterfly Wings (film) explained

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Director:Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Editing:Pablo Blanco
Music:Bingen Mendizábal
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Runtime:1h 48min

Butterfly Wings (Spanish; Castilian: '''Alas de mariposa'''|link=no) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.[1]

Plot

A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl, Ami. A male son is born afterwards but Ami kills the newborn, straining the relationship between mother and daughter.[2]

Release

The film screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1991. It was released theatrically on 18 October 1991.

Accolades

|-| || 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden Shell || || [3] |-| rowspan = "3" | || rowspan = "3" | 6th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Juanma Bajo Ulloa || || rowspan = "3" | |-| Best Original Screenplay || Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo Ulloa || |-| Best Actress || Sílvia Munt || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alas de Mariposa (Butterfly Wings, 1991) . Spanish Film Review Club . 2018-03-28 .
  2. Web site: Alas de mariposa. Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  3. Web site: 29 September 1991. Casimiro. Torreiro. El filme español 'Alas de mariposa', del debutante Juanma Bajo Ulloa, gana la Concha de Oro. El País.