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Green Butterflies

2017 · 97 min

A tender romance weighed down by the pain of being seen, asking you to sit with its ache.

Directed by
Gustavo Nieto Roa
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Kevin Bury, Andres Cardona, Deivi Duarte
Overview
Mateo is an intelligent boy who falls in love with Daniel, but when everyone reveals that relationship, Mateo is at a crossroads, and he will have to decide between fighting his adversities or giving up everything, even his life.

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Directed by
Gustavo Nieto Roa
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Kevin Bury, Andres Cardona, Deivi Duarte
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • isolation
    • survival
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Gustavo Nieto Roa
    Written by
    Idania Velasquez Luna, Mauricio Pichardo, Katalina Boham, Gustavo Nieto Roa
    Starring
    Kevin Bury, Andres Cardona, Deivi Duarte, Victoria Ortiz, Juliana Rendon, Cecilia Suárez, Julio Bracho
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Colombia
    Languages
    Spanish

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