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Butterfly

Butterfly

20046.32h 4m

Overview

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.

Directed by Gorretti Mak Yan-Yan
Written by Gorretti Mak Yan-Yan
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Top Cast

Josie Ho

Josie Ho

Flavia

Tian Yuan

Tian Yuan

Yip

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Ming

Isabel Chan Yat-Ning

Isabel Chan Yat-Ning

Young Flavia

Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

Jin

Joman Chiang

Joman Chiang

Young Jin

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Flavia's Father

L

Lau Hung-Dau

Flavia's Mother

Pauline Yam Bo-Lam

Pauline Yam Bo-Lam

Rosa

J

Jennifer Kong

Samantha

Themes & Keywords

lesbian relationshipwoman directorgirls' love (gl)

About Butterfly

Butterfly is a drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of lesbian relationship, woman director, girls' love (gl). Directed by Gorretti Mak Yan-Yan, it stars Josie Ho, Tian Yuan, Eric Kot Man-Fai. 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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