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Shut Up, Butterfly!
“Vincent meets an orphan called Butterfly.”
0.0 / 10• 2009• 15m•NR• German
Drama
Storyline
Vincent grew up in a violent surrounding, his own family. After a new family feud Vincent decides to call the police but is taken to a youth center unintentionally. There Vincent beats up the director who touched him improvidently. It seems that violence looms large in Vincent's life. Then he meets Butterfly, a diffident young boy who collects butterflies to bear his parent's death. Vincent gets curious about the butterfly boy and tries to empathize. Step by step Vincent gains the friendship of butterfly. But one day his mother reappears to tell him he is not wanted at home anymore. Vincent is stunned. All of a sudden his feelings burst out and he beats up his defenseless roommate: Butterfly.
Cast & Crew
VG
Vincent Göhre
Vincent
LeadGF
Georg Feltz
Zitronenfalter
CW
Christian Wagner
Stitch
SB
Sigrid Burkholder
Frau Kölbl
MM
Marlène Meyer-Dunker
Mother
Alexander Gamnitzer
Tobias
DH
Dietmar Horcicka
Polizist
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Erek Kühn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shut Up, Butterfly! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
