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Flight of the Butterflies

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Scientist Fred Urquhart (Gordon Pinsent) studies migration of the monarch butterfly for 40 years.
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Flight of the Butterflies

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Kim Ode Minneapolis Star Tribune You'll leave better informed about monarchs and environmental concerns, but also a little awed by the twists and turns and darn good luck behind a lot of scientific advancements. Rated: 3/4 Oct 2, 2014 Full Review Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto The filmmakers turn classroom material into a dense procedural. Meanwhile, they capture phenomenal footage of the monarch in its various stages, from egg to chrysalis to the butterfly that hates winter as much as I do. Rated: 4/5 Apr 18, 2013 Full Review Marco Chown Oved Toronto Star It's a story that begins and ends in Toronto and returns every year - and it's never been so spectacularly and passionately retold until now. Rated: 4/4 Apr 12, 2013 Full Review Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Gentle docu celebrates miracle of butterfly migration. Rated: 4/5 Jul 26, 2016 Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW At the preview...the 3D effect had scores of kids reaching out to touch the butterflies. It was as gorgeous a sight to behold as anything on the giant Imax screen. Rated: 3/5 Apr 12, 2013 Full Review Rex Roberts Film Journal International Short, easy-to-like and informative movie is refreshingly upbeat, as bright as its subject, and at just under 45 minutes, a perfect entertainment for restless youngsters. Jan 3, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Maria R Learned more about butterflies in 44 minutes than in my almost 40 years of living Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Audience Member It was horrible we reported on it in school it sucked Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member What a wonderful, unbelievable story. A Must See for everybody. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful documentary that is harmed by its short length. We learn about Fred Urquhart and his attempts to unravel the mystery around his favourite scientific focus. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member 9/2/16 Netflix Simple awesome, gorgeous, fascinating and educational. Wish I had seen it in IMAX. makes me want to do two things, plant milkweed in my backyard and find a place in Texas or Mexico where I can witness this phenomenon in person. What an incredible, moving and beautiful work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member It was bad and it made me cry Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Scientist Fred Urquhart (Gordon Pinsent) studies migration of the monarch butterfly for 40 years.
Director
Mike Slee
Distributor
SK Films
Production Co
SK Films
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 21, 2016
Runtime
44m
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