Butterflies on the Scaffold
1996, Spanish. Directed by Luis Felipe Bernaza & Margaret Gilpin.
A rare view of what day-to-day life is like for the gay and drag community in modern Cuba. This award-winning documentary is the first since the 1959 revolution to examine the issues gays and transvestites face in the context of evolving attitudes towards homosexuality in Cuba, where people are judged first on what they achieve for their country. It is a highly unusual look at how a group of working class drag queens in a small town have become an integral part of their neighborhood.
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- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 26 October 1996
- Original title
- Mariposas en el andamio
- Country
- Cuba
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Butterflies on the Scaffold runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Butterflies on the Scaffold isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 1996. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Butterflies on the Scaffold?
Butterflies on the Scaffold (1996) was directed by Luis Felipe Bernaza and Margaret Gilpin.