Original title : Tummien perhosten koti
English title : The Home of Dark Butterflies
French title : La Maison des papillons noirs
Country Production : Finlande
Director : Dome Karukoski
Production year : 2008
Duration : 105 min
VO : Finlandais
SST : Français
Aspect ratio : 2,35
Sound : Dolby Digital

Cast : Tommi Korpela, Niilo Syväoja, Eero Milonoff, Kristiina Halttu, Marjut Maristo, Kati Outinen, Pertti Sveholm Matleena Kuusniemi

Writer : Marko Leino based on the original novel by Leena
Cinematographer : Pini Hellstedt F.S.C.
Editing : Harri Ylönen
Sound : Jyrki Rahkonen
Art Department : Pirjo Rossi
Music : Panu Aaltio

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Synopsis :
The principal character of the movie is 14 years old Juhani , haunted and oppressed by a traumatic childhood experience. After being bounced between foster homes and temporary families for six years, Juhani ends up in a Boys’ Home. The Island. The place is run under the laws and regulations of the superintendent, Olavi Harjula, who is ruthless in his administration. Besides the seven boys and Harjula, the only other inhabitants of the Island are the superintendent’s wife Irene and their two daughters, along with Tyyne who’s in charge of the livestock and the catering. The isolated community is a world of its own.

Production :
Solar Films Inc
Markus Selin
Veneentekijantie 20,
FI-002010 Helsinki, Finland
Tel : + 358 9 417 44700
markus.selin@solarfilms.com

Dome Karukoski

Filmography :
2009 - Kielletty hedelmä (Forbidden Fruit)

2008 – Suojelijat (Protectors 2 episodes TV
- Tummien perhosten koti (The Home of Dark Butterflies)
- Veljet" (TV mini-series)

2005 - Tyttö sinä olet tähti (Beauty and the Bastard)

2003 - Verenperintö

2003 - Käytösrangaistus