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Butterfly

2022 · 110 min

A somber, grounded climb out of hardship that leans on quiet endurance and small hard-won victories rather than thrills.

Directed by
Emy Jay
Genres
Crime
Starring
Melanie Elise, Mark Aspenleiter, Charles "Skeeta" Jenkins
Overview
A young woman overcomes poverty, crime, and homelessness to find purpose in her life and regain custody of her son

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Directed by
Emy Jay
Genres
Crime
Starring
Melanie Elise, Mark Aspenleiter, Charles "Skeeta" Jenkins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • survival
  • parenthood
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime
Directed by
Emy Jay
Written by
Emy Jay
Starring
Melanie Elise, Mark Aspenleiter, Charles "Skeeta" Jenkins, Adoria K Lewis, Lawrence Whitaker, Chris Asberry, Theo Bray, Marc Chomel
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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