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THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES

La memoria de las mariposas

Directed by Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski
Peru, Portugal, 2025
Documentary
  • 7777 minutes

Synopsis

Through grainy analog footage, a filmmaker explores the haunting story of two indigenous Peruvian boys forcibly taken to Europe. The journey intertwines personal family reflections and honors victims of Peru’s brutal rubber trade era.

Synopsis

Through grainy analog footage, a filmmaker explores the haunting story of two indigenous Peruvian boys forcibly taken to Europe. The journey intertwines personal family reflections and honors victims of Peru’s brutal rubber trade era.