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Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly

20176.21h 33m

Overview

Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.

Directed by Brian Goodman
Written by Justin Stanley, Marc Frydman
Produced by Monika Bacardi, Alberto Burgueño, Marc Frydman
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Top Cast

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Paul

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jack

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo

Laura

Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

Pat

Nicholas Aaron

Nicholas Aaron

Delivery Man

Vincent Riotta

Vincent Riotta

Lt Carcano

Gioia Libardoni

Gioia Libardoni

Waitress

Nathalie Rapti Gomez

Nathalie Rapti Gomez

Julie

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Alexandra Klim

Paul's Wife

Katie McGovern

Katie McGovern

Nancy Barrows

Themes & Keywords

isolationscreenplayremakemurderdrifterwriterrenovationconfinementabduction

About Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly is a thriller, mystery, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of isolation, screenplay, remake, murder, drifter, writer. Directed by Brian Goodman, it stars Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo. Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.

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