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Poor Butterfly (1986) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 120 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- Raúl de la Torre
- Starring
- Fernando Fernán Gómez, Bibi Andersson, Graciela Borges, Pepe Soriano, Rosario Bléfari, Víctor Laplace
Set in Buenos Aires at the end of 1945, the drama follows Clara (Graciela Borges), a young half‑Jewish broadcast journalist. As she uncovers her Communist father’s secret list of Nazi exiles, a former lover forces her to reassess her Jewish heritage and left‑wing ties. Meanwhile the looming political turmoil paves the way for the rise of Perón’s government.
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