Butterflies

2018

1h 57m

Comedy

Drama

List

100%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

78%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

In the village of Hasanlar, three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their late father wait to bury his body. As they start to find out more about their father and about each other, they also start to know more about themselves.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Sets up a familiarly dysfunctional family reunion, only to make several surprising switches in tone.

Jan 29, 2018

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

The three main actors' performances... keep the film engaging and help it connect with the audience.

Sep 16, 2020

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Julia Swift

My Champlain Valley

Moving, funny and so real it will make you want to reach out to your own family, Butterflies is a film that makes you feel, think and laugh until you cry. Go see this movie.

Rated: 10

Mar 24, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

It was very funny... but it also has a lot of heart.

Rated: A-

Feb 26, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Butterflies feels as airy as the village it's set in, yet still packs a punch in showing how the distance between a family can make people as foreign to one another as how far away they may live.

Aug 28, 2018

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Matthew Roe

Film Threat

Overall, Butterflies does have a lot going for it, and will be a strong enough emotional and inspirational experience for most; though it will be hard for some to see past the heavy-handed theming and frayed logical throughlines.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 6, 2018

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sally g

Hilarious and poignant.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Hiç kimse role olmamış, Bartu ve Serkan abi dışında. Bi de Ercan Kesal abimiz müthiş tabi, rolü kısa da olsa. İzlerken güzel, vakit geçiyor, ama bitince ne bileyim...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Although it may feel like you are watching an absurd skit that resembles the trend in the Turkish comedies sometimes and the first few scenes may feel unnecessarily lengthy, the movie is successful in making us delve into the conflicts of and between the characters. However, in the end, the viewer has to be aware of a classic postmodern ending, where the final scene does not necessarily have to mean something so much that you may feel out of the movie. Although it is not necessarily a bad thing, the two hours of quality time deserves a better ending than this. Nevertheless, the ending contributes to the final shot, where our characters have finally resolved their conflicts. Definitely a good representation of the modern Turkish cinema.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

It is an original "on the road" movie with some Anatolian odor and family relations spices... loved it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Slapstick with serious family plot line. Left smiling.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

overproduced, perpetuates stereotypes, loud and angry, cliche family story, bad CGI.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

In the village of Hasanlar, three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their late father wait to bury his body. As they start to find out more about their father and about each other, they also start to know more about themselves.

Director: Tolga Karacelik
Producer: Metin Anter, Nedim Anter, Diloy Gülün, Tolga Karacelik
Screenwriter: Tolga Karacelik
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Turkish
Runtime: 1h 57m