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Filmko Pictures

Butterfly

2004 124 min Cantonese
Wubly rating 6.7 IMDb rating 6.7

Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.

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Gorretti Mak Yan-yan Director · Charlie Lam Chi-kin Cinematographer

United States release December 2, 2004 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, English, Portuguese

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Filmko Pictures

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Hong Kong SAR China

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Original title

蝴蝶

Original language

Cantonese

Spoken on screen

Cantonese · Chinese · English · Portuguese

Release dates

Italy · September 4, 2004

Premiere · Venice Film Festival

Hong Kong SAR China · December 2, 2004

Theatrical

United States · December 2, 2004

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