Plot Summary
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 1999 German Television Award.
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Director & Crew
Frank Strecker
Director
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The Cry of the Butterfly was directed by Frank Strecker and released in 1999.
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The Cry of the Butterfly has a runtime of 1 hours and 46 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1999-06-05
- Status
- Released