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Cast

Rember Yahuarcani

Rember Yahuarcani

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Santiago Yahuarcani

Santiago Yahuarcani

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Nereida López

Nereida López

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Martha López

Martha López

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Crew

Karin Zielinski

Karin Zielinski

Music

Nicole Hurtado Céspedes

Nicole Hurtado Céspedes

Editor

Nicolás Landa Tami

Nicolás Landa Tami

Cinematography

Rolando Toledo Vega

Rolando Toledo Vega

Producer

Núria Frigola Torrent

Núria Frigola Torrent

Writer

Núria Frigola Torrent

Núria Frigola Torrent

Director

Núria Frigola Torrent

Núria Frigola Torrent

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The Song of the Butterflies

20200.0 / 1065 min
Documentary

Overview

Rember Yahuarcani is an indigenous artist from the Uitoto Nation who lives in Lima, Peru. From his clan, the White Heron, only two families remain in Peru. Rember's paintings are inspired by the stories his grandmother Martha told him before she died. However, he has never dived into the darkest part of his nation’s history: the indigenous massacre during the rubber boom. Martha is a survivor of the horror and she speaks to Rember in dreams guiding him in a spiritual journey back to the jungle. He first visits his parents, who are also artists, in the Peruvian jungle. And finally, he sails to La Chorrera, in Colombia, where he confronts the past and meets other members of his clan.