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Poster for Butterflies

Butterflies

2018 · 113 min

A wry, bittersweet road trip into family secrets, blending deadpan comedy with quiet melancholy and a touch of the surreal.

Tagline
There is nothing more dangerous than an astronaut with nothing to lose
Overview
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • rebellion
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Tolga Karaçelik
Written by
Tolga Karaçelik
Starring
Tuğçe Altuğ, Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçağlayan, Serkan Keskin, Hakan Karsak, Gülçin Kültür Şahin, Bedir Bedir, Murat Sağlam
Music
Ahmet Kenan Bilgic
Cinematography
Andaç Şahan
Runtime
113 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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