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Butterflies

Original title: Kelebekler
  • 2018
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
21K
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Butterflies (2018)
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TurkishComedyDrama

In a Turkish village, 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 each other... Read allIn a Turkish village, 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 each other, they also start to learn more about themselves.In a Turkish village, 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 each other, they also start to learn more about themselves.

  • Director
    • Tolga Karaçelik
  • Writer
    • Tolga Karaçelik
  • Stars
    • Tolga Tekin
    • Bartu Küçükçaglayan
    • Tugce Altug
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Writer
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Stars
      • Tolga Tekin
      • Bartu Küçükçaglayan
      • Tugce Altug
    • 18User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Tolga Tekin
    Tolga Tekin
    • Cemal
    Bartu Küçükçaglayan
    Bartu Küçükçaglayan
    • Kenan
    Tugce Altug
    • Suzan
    Serkan Keskin
    Serkan Keskin
    • Muhtar
    Hakan Karsak
    Hakan Karsak
    • Imam
    Ezgi Mola
    Ezgi Mola
    • Sevtap
    Ercan Kesal
    Ercan Kesal
    • Çoban
    Sebnem Hassanisoughi
    • Tale narrator
    Günes Zahid
    • Waiter at the tavern
    Necat Bayar
    • Man in tavern #1
    Bedir Bedir
    Bedir Bedir
    • Zahid
    Ahmet Kenan Bilgic
    Ahmet Kenan Bilgic
    • Singer on stage
    Emrullah Çakay
    • Garson
    • (as Emrullah Cakay)
    Gülnur Demircan
    • Himmet
    Lea Faßbender
    Lea Faßbender
    • Anchorwoman
    Zeki Kahveci
    • Man in tavern #2
    Kemal Kara
    • Kardas
    Tolga Karaçelik
    Tolga Karaçelik
    • Emre
    • Director
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • Writer
      • Tolga Karaçelik
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews18

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    4betultemiz

    below-average movie, being romanticized

    I watched this movie at theater today, and read many of the reviews on the internet and I found it, such below-average movie, being romanticized.

    As a Turkish viewer, all the dialogues are sound so rough that as if they are chosen, only to make the interpretation more simpler. Apart from that, dialogues stayed very simple and untidy that they were almost no two consecutive sentences said through the characters. And because of that all the characters stayed flat throughout the movie; they had a story to tell, but not much to say. There were gaps in the dialogues where audience are expected to laugh. This made the situation ironically sadder. I do not, even, want to mention about the ending, but I have to say that it was like a big cringy-joke. Throughout the movie, a kind of romanticism is 'wanted' to given and it is ended up in a mess.

    Even though I find myself very open about the film diversity, such movies that ridicule audience is not the type that I like. I am very sorry to say that while watching it, I counted the minutes till the end.
    8ufukglr

    Great Movie

    After a long time l watched something different, satisfiying and tastefull.
    9truus-nes

    Low budget, good film

    Mostly I loved the twists. I think, it was planned and very well put together. It is not a comedy or dram, just life as it is. Sometimes boring and thrill and funny, too...
    4saraccan

    My disappointment was doubled because of Ivy

    I absolutely loved this director's previous film Ivy, hence the disappointment in this movie was doubled after watching it.

    I didn't think any of the characters were likable. The "there are random things happening, therefore it should be considered funny" concept was uninteresting and not funny. Everyone was constantly repeating each others sentences with a question mark in the end, which i found to be pretty lazy writing. There were way too many unnecesarry conversations/scenes that did not serve any purpose to the progression of the story. I'm finding it hard to find an aspect of this film that is better than very bad.

    The movie is about 3 reunited siblings who hear from their father after 30 years and their journey to the countryside to see him.
    9alperen_genc

    Good entertainment, fun film.

    I'm not going to pretend I'm a film critic, a student studying film or anyone else who has any authority on deeming films to be good or bad. I'm just a film savvy average Joe.

    I loved this movie because it was good fun, and that's what this movie was about. It's not trying to be anything other than fun. It's one of the few films where you can get a good laugh from one scene and tear-up in grief from another one. Acting was solid, situations seemed relatable. Except for some obviously tongue-in-cheek moments, the comedy wasn't absurd (as is usual in Turkish comedies) Good drama, some very emotional scenes, and good comedy were blended very well in my opinion. The story built suspense and the director trolls the audience hard.

    All in all, a very enjoyable film, money well spent, and a very welcome addition to Turkish cinema.

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    • Trivia
      Entire movie was shot in 18 days.
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      Written by Cem Adiyaman

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 2018 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Official sites
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      • Gain Kelebekler
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • När fjärilarna kommer
    • Filming locations
      • Canakkale, Turkey(location)
    • Production companies
      • Karacelik Film Yapim
      • Karma Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $352,082
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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