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Don't Cry, Butterfly

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Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband's affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam's daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.

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Wendy Ide Screen International 09/03/2024
Don’t Cry, Butterfly is an energetically confounding mix of genres -- comedy, fantasy and a touch of horror -- but may be too culturally specific in its themes and opaque in its messaging to make much of a mark outside of the festival circuit. Go to Full Review
Paul Emmanuel Enicola The Movie Buff 11/15/2024
B
It’s an acquired taste, sure. But “Don’t Cry, Butterfly” is an ambitious film, rich with visual symbolism and steeped in cultural context. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 09/09/2024
6
“Don’t Cry, Butterfly” has some issues, but I feel they mostly derive from the director’s inexperience in feature filmmaking rather than from lack of skill, and in general, it is easy to describe the movie as a rather hopeful debut. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband's affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam's daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.
Director
Linh Duong
Producer
Si En Tan, Wilfredo C. Manalang, Mai Ka Nguyen
Screenwriter
Linh Duong
Production Co
Momo Film Co, Adeline Arts & Science, Fusee, Potato Productions, KawanKawan Media, Pupa Films, Kalei Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Vietnamese
Runtime
1h 37m