Poor Butterfly

Poor Butterfly 1986

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A turbulent era in Argentine politics is highlighted in this well-wrought drama, set in Buenos Aires at the end of 1945, about Clara (Graciela Borges), a young, half-Jewish woman awakening to the reasons behind the political conflicts of her time and place. Clara's father was a Communist who fought the Nazis in Argentina and possessed a list of the top Nazi exiles and their contacts. Through a former lover, Clara -- a successful broadcast journalist -- begins to see her Jewish roots (and the leftists) in a whole new light. Meanwhile, the political storms sweeping through Argentina are setting the stage for the Peronist government to come.

  • Released: 1986-06-02
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Stars: Duilio Marzio, Víctor Laplace, Ana María Picchio, Graciela Borges, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Pepe Soriano, Jacques Arndt, Juan Acosta, China Zorrilla, Cipe Lincovsky, Bibi Andersson, Lautaro Murúa
  • Director: Raúl de la Torre