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Fierce Butterfly

Synopsis

Fierce Butterfly is the exploration of the fragility and the strength of children who experience unbearable situations. A young girl’s tragic journey has brought her and her younger brother from Africa to England where she is smuggled by child traffickers with a malicious agenda.

Separated from each other as they enter England's borders, she is held captive with a young Armenian girl. Together these two girls struggle to survive and bear the pain and humiliation this new world has brought them.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15mins
Format
16mm
Director
Amber Marie Smith
Producer
Roopesh Parekh
Editor
Matthew Tucker
Screenwriter
Amber Marie Smith
Director of Photography
Hu-Hsuan Wei
Production Designer
Suky Fekkes
Principal cast
Susan Wokoma, Daisy Stenham

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kali Kipopo Productions

Sales Company

Market Films

Roopesh Parekh

roopesh@marketfilms.co.uk

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