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Butterfly (2004)

Butterfly poster
Original title
蝴蝶
Directed by
Yan Yan Mak
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a seemingly stable marriage reconnects with a past female lover. Their renewed relationship forces her to confront her suppressed desires and the choices she has made in her life.

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What happens

Butterfly (Chinese: 蝴蝶 Húdié) is a 2004 Hong Kong drama film based on Taiwanese writer Chen Xue's novel The Mark of Butterfly (蝴蝶的記號). The film was directed by female award-winning director Yan Yan Mak and produced by Jacqueline Liu and Yan Yan Mak with the sponsorship of Hong Kong Art Development Council. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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