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The Butterfly

The Butterfly

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Overview

The year is 1996, about five years before September 11. But the foundations are already being laid. Because the world is a complicated place, and nothing starts just one day before. The place is Afghanistan, in the heat of civil war. Thousands of people who have lost their lives, their possessions, and their homes are waiting for the fighting to end. Yusuf and his friends, however, are going there for humanitarian aid. As Yusuf and his friends prepare to set out, Osama bin Laden is crossing the Afghan border to his new headquarters. Yusuf and his friends meet thousands of people in Afghanistan that year, and one of them is a young man who will become known to the whole world on September 11, 2001.

Directed by Cihan Taşkın
Written by Mahmut Bengi
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Top Cast

Ghassan Massoud

Ghassan Massoud

Mevlevi Dede

Caner Cindoruk

Caner Cindoruk

Yusuf

Deniz Bolışık

Deniz Bolışık

Zeynep

Şahin Çelik

Şahin Çelik

Lider

Münir Can Cindoruk

Münir Can Cindoruk

Kahraman/Ümit

Ferda Işıl

Ferda Işıl

Anne

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Ergun Doğmacı

Tarık

Tuncay Beyazıt

Tuncay Beyazıt

Amir

Gürol Güngör

Gürol Güngör

Dr. İsa

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Kadir Kırıcı

Baba

Themes & Keywords

9/11

About The Butterfly

The Butterfly is a drama, horror, adventure film released in 2009 exploring themes of 9/11. Directed by Cihan Taşkın, it stars Ghassan Massoud, Caner Cindoruk, Deniz Bolışık. The year is 1996, about five years before September 11. But the foundations are already being laid. Because the world is a complicated place, and nothing starts just one day before. The place is Afghanistan, in the heat of civil war. Thousands of people who have lost their lives, their possessions, and their homes are waiting for the fighting to end. Yusuf and his friends, however, are going there for humanitarian aid. As Yusuf and his friends prepare to set out, Osama bin Laden is crossing the Afghan border to his new headquarters. Yusuf and his friends meet thousands of people in Afghanistan that year, and one of them is a young man who will become known to the whole world on September 11, 2001.

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