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Time Time10 mins
LanguageRussian
The Butterfly
Бабочка

This ten-minute animation, about a young boy capturing a butterfly and learning respect for nature in the process, possesses an eerie beauty. Drawn like an exquisite painting, director Andrei Khrzhanovsky plays with styles and aesthetics as he takes the little boy from a realistic city scape, into first a luscious oasis and then into an ever evolving dreamscape. The film toys with the ideas of ‘freedom’ and ‘power’ as the boy makes his choices.

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Awards and Festivals
1973
Award Laurel
Jury Prize
1st International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Gijon, Spain
1973
Award Laurel
Diploma
Films for Children and Youth
Iranian University VIII IFF
Cast and Crew