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Black Butterflies

DramaRomance1h 40m

🍅69%

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69%

Tomatometer

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63%

Popcornmeter

5.6

TMDB

Storyline

Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addressed her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.

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Details

DirectorPaula van der Oest

ReleasedFeb 6, 2011

StatusReleased

Original languageDutch

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRCA

Studios

CoBo FondsIDTV FilmCool Beans

Spier FilmsRiba Film International

NTR

Cast

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Ingrid Jonker

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Abraham Jonker

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Jack Cope

Nicholas Pauling

Nicholas Pauling

Eugene Maritz

Grant Swanby

Grant Swanby

Jan Rabie

Graham Clarke

Graham Clarke

Uys Krige

Damon Berry

Damon Berry

Pieter Venter

Jennifer Steyn

Jennifer Steyn

Lucille - Lulu

Candice D'Arcy

Anna Jonker

Leon Clingman

Leon Clingman

Valkenberg receptionist

Waldemar Schultz

Waldemar Schultz

Ettiene le Roux

Tarryn Page

Irma

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

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Tambay Obenson

RTShadow and ActAug 15, 2017

What kept me most engaged were the mostly strong performances from the cast, and the beautiful cinematography.

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V.A. Musetto

RTNew York PostMar 2, 2012

Van Houten ... gives a strong performance as Jonker, and the cinematography is pleasing, but the script is cliché-ridden and ends on an overly sentimental note.

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Stephen Holden

RTNew York TimesMar 1, 2012

The movie reminds you of the extent to which poetry has been marginalized as a cultural force since the early 1960s.

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Information

Title

Black Butterflies

Released

Feb 6, 2011

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Germany, Netherlands

Original Audio

Dutch

Runtime

1h 40m

Status

Released

Studios

CoBo Fonds, IDTV Film

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