The Cry of the Butterfly

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The Cry of the Butterfly (2001)

Directed by Frank Strecker

Drama · 1h 46m

Seventeen-year-old Paulina, who lives with her beloved grandfather and sings in a hip-hop band, is fighting leukaemia in hospital. There she meets Pablo — alcoholic mother, absent father — a boy who has just attempted suicide. Against the odds, the two fall in love. A 1999 German television film directed by Frank Strecker, starring Marie Zielcke, Marek Harloff, Hannelore Elsner and Dietmar Schönherr; Paul Vincent and Sema Mutlu’s score won the 2001 German Television Award.

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Cast

Hannelore Elsner Susanne Thies Marek Harloff Pablo Ralf Richter Tom
K
Kristian Bader
P
Peter Baldus Mike
M
Mareike Danneberg Ulrike
C
Carla de Andeade-Hurst
M
Manuela Duchon Manuela
A
Anna-Magdalena Fitzi Elke
J
John Freigang Bruno Isabell Hindersin Andrea
B
Bert Oberdorfer Professor Müller-Seitz

Crew

Director
Frank Strecker
Screenplay
Sarah Brigitte Thomsen
Director of Photography
Jürgen Jürges
Original Music Composer
Paul Vincent, Sema Mutlu

Details

Original title
Der Schrei des Schmetterlings
Release date
2001-05-18
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Mira Film, ARTE