Movie

Steel Butterfly

2012 · 100 min

A gritty, unsettling plunge into a homeless teen's dangerous alliance with police, blending crime procedural tension with raw emotional volatility.

Overview: A story about a homeless teenager Chuma and her relationships with police.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, crime, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
crime
betrayal
trauma
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild