Ye Lou's Purple Butterfly is atmospheric and moody, but the story is frustratingly muddled.
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Purple Butterfly

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Purple Butterfly
Movie Info
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Director -
Ye Lou -
Producer -
Zhu Yongde , Wang Wei -
Screenwriter -
Ye Lou -
Distributor -
Palm Pictures -
Rating -
R (Scene of Sexuality|Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 26, 2004, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
Feb 15, 2005 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.1K -
Runtime -
2h 7m