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A Butterfly Kiss
A Butterfly Kiss

A Butterfly Kiss

Genres

Drama

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Billie and Louis have the good fortune of loving each other passionately and of having a family. But then one day terrible news turns their existence and that of their friends' upside down. Marie, a famous actress who is Billie's friend and confidant, redoubles her determination to give life, while Alice, her nurse, fighting for freedom, maintains that life 'is here and now and in the moment.' A film about love, hope, and the conviction that the force of life, despite the toughest tests, will always gain the upper hand.

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Budget

$3500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

4.958/10

Release Date

01 June 2011

Country

France

Cast

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Billie

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Marie

Vincent Perez

Vincent Perez

Louis

Jalil Lespert

Jalil Lespert

Paul

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Samuel

Cécile de France

Cécile de France

Alice

Roxane Depardieu

Roxane Depardieu

Manon

Iman Perez

Iman Perez

Fleur

Véronica Novak

Véronica Novak

Nataliya

Serge Hazanavicius

Serge Hazanavicius

Raphaël

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Madeleine

Jolhan Martin

Jolhan Martin

Gabriel

Catherine Hiegel

Catherine Hiegel

la mère de Marie

Camille Thomas

Camille Thomas

la violoncelliste

Abdellah Moundy

Abdellah Moundy

le patron Chawarma

Alaa Safi

Alaa Safi

l'homme des coulisses

Anton Yakovlev

Anton Yakovlev

le russe

Nicolas Le Riche

Nicolas Le Riche

le professeur de danse

Chloé Marcq

Chloé Marcq

l'amie de Fleur danseuse

Joséphine Berry

Joséphine Berry

Joséphine

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

le gardien

Sébastien Deux

Sébastien Deux

l'homme homicide

Bakary Sangaré

Bakary Sangaré

le chauffeur de taxi

François Clavier

François Clavier

le médecin

Jean-Luc Borras

Jean-Luc Borras

le patron "Béranger"

Benjamin Bellecour

Benjamin Bellecour

Béranger

Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

la cliente du salon de coiffure

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

le médecin de Manon

Laure Duthilleul

Laure Duthilleul

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Firmine Richard

Firmine Richard

Daniel Girondeaud

Daniel Girondeaud

un casseur (non crédité)

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