The Home of Dark Butterflies

The Home of Dark Butterflies (Finnish: Tummien perhosten koti) 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
The Home of Dark Butterflies promotional poster
Directed byDome Karukoski
Written byLeena Lander (novel)
Marko Leino (screenplay)
Produced bySolar Films
MTV3
StarringNiilo Syväoja
Tommi Korpela
Kristiina Halttu
Kati Outinen
CinematographyPini Hellstedt
Edited byHarri Ylönen
Music byPanu Aaltio
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 11 January 2008 (2008-01-11)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget1,600,000

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 (Sveholm) and the People's Choice Award.[1]

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