Butterfly Vision

2022 [UK]

Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 14 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 683 683

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Plot summary

After spending months as a prisoner in Donbas, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home to her family. But the trauma of captivity continues to torment her and surface in dreamlike ways. Something growing deep within Lilia will not allow her to forget, yet she refuses to identify as a victim and will fight to liberate herself.

Director

Maksym Nakonechnyi Photo
Maksym Nakonechnyi

Top cast

Yevheniya Nepytaliuk Photo
Yevheniya Nepytaliuk as Ombudswoman
Natalya Vorozhbit Photo
Natalya Vorozhbit as Magpie
Miroslav Gai Photo
Miroslav Gai as Beard
Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar Photo
Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar as Lilia's mother
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993.35 MB
1280*690
Uk 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.8 GB
1920*1036
Uk 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es   pt   uk  
24 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ListenToChris 7 / 10

Incredible that a film like this has been made at all

When I came across this film it felt like a duty to watch it. For someone living in England, it's hard to understand all the themes. Lilya's husband Tokha is involved with some sort of vigilante group, attacking a Roma population, but exactly how this fits into their society isn't something I understand, so parts of the story can easily go over your head.We can all follow the central theme though, of Lilya's return and struggle to find a place back in society. What we see most keenly is how the war affects not just those directly involved, but the whole society.My score of 7 doesn't really mean that much. It's a film you should watch if you get the chance.
Reviewed by irkamelnyk 10 / 10

Silence in this movie is very loud

I watched this movie in the cinema in Ukraine with a friend. We were lucky to be the only ones in the audience because we happened to be there at an early hour on Saturday. It made the experience surreal but the movie itself was very real indeed. The context of social media, reporters and old rooms of the hospital made the scenes life-like - I truly believe that this story happened and many more stories like this are happening right now to the very real people in Ukraine this very moment.Many things are silent, given as hints. The silence made them even more powerful. It highlighted the horror of war and what the main character has gone through.I applaud to the work of people on this film, as it was masterful in its production. I loved how costumes made the characters feel like people I see and meet everyday. I look like that too. The actors were so genius - more often than not I forgot that I am sitting before a big screen and felt like I was peeking through at someone's life. The people on screen were real. It was their life I was watching and it was truly heartbreaking.I wouldn't call the ending of the movie happy or hopeful or good, but it was right. For that I am immensely thankful and recommend this movie to all and everybody. Thank you for this artwork!
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