Iron Butterflies
This lesson in political revelation focuses on the shooting down of the Malaysian passenger jet MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. A meticulous, investigative exposé that lays bare the mechanisms of Russian warfare.
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Cast
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Roman Liubyi Director · Mila Zhluktenko Screenplay Andrii Kotliar Cinematographer
United States release January 22, 2023 · Produced in Germany, Ukraine · Languages Dutch, English, Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Babylon'13
Production
Trimafilm
Production
&Bromet
Production
Germany · Ukraine
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Original title
Залізні метелики
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2023
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Ukraine · July 20, 2023
Theatrical
Canada
May 2, 2023 · Premiere
Czechia
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
February 20, 2023 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Kenya
July 15, 2026 · Premiere · Unseen Nairobi Docudays
South Korea
September 16, 2023 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Ukraine
June 4, 2023 · Premiere · Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
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