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Black Butterfly (2006)

Black Butterfly poster
Original title
Mariposa negra
Directed by
Francisco Lombardi
Genre
drama film
Country
Peru
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman returns to Lima after her husband disappears during the political violence in Peru. She becomes entangled with a mysterious man who may hold secrets about what happened.

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What happens

Black Butterfly (Spanish: Mariposa negra) is a 2006 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco Lombardi from a screenplay written by Giovanna Pollarolo, based on the novel of Alonso Cueto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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