Hong Kong Synopsis
蝴蝶
Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.
The 2003–2005 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Butterfly sits at position #20.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Butterfly premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
6.4
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #386 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #155 of 311 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese |
| Production Companies | Filmko Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | December 2, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0440939 |