The Home of Dark Butterflies [SEP] director
The Home of Dark Butterflies
The Home of Dark Butterflies () is a 2008 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Niilo Syväoja, Tommi Korpela, Kristiina Halttu and Kati Outinen. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Leena Lander.
"The Home of Dark Butterflies" was released on 11 January 2008 and was well received in its native Finland, winning the 2009 Jussi Awards for Best Direction (Karukoski), Best Editing (Ylönen), Best Supporting Actor (
Audience Award and the prize for Best Music.
Career in films The Home of Dark Butterflies.
Karukoski's second feature film "The Home of Dark Butterflies" ("Tummien perhosten koti") premiered in Finland January 2008. It is a drama about Juhani, a 13-year-old castaway sent to a home for boys on an island. "The Home of Dark Butterflies" was nominated in ten categories for the Finnish National Film Awards, and this time Karukoski won the prize for the Best Director. "The Home