International premiere

Violent Butterflies

Local title
Vägivaldsed liblikad
Title in Russian
Жестокие бабочки
Original title
Violentas Mariposas
Director
Adolfo Dávila
Country
Mexico
Year
2024
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
Drama, Psychological drama, Crime film, Youth film, Social drama
Subject
violence, individual vs society, love, abuse, hatred, sexual abuse, social status, first love, adventures, coming of age, lifestyle, corruption, activism, human rights, youth, revenge

A graffiti artist and the singer of a punk band meet in an atmosphere of profound social crisis and discontent. Their idealist and revolutionary minds seek a world of justice, which they are willing to fight for. Music and street art unite them and serve as their weapons. Naive and innocent, they are unaware of the true power of impunity and injustice until they fall victim to police brutality, awakening the unimaginable rage of those who have nothing left to lose. When justice is absent, revenge is an act of faith.

Recommended age 14+

Director
Adolfo Dávila
Screenwriter
Adolfo Dávila
Cast
Diana Laura DI, Alejandro Porter
Producer
Gabriela Gavica, Adolfo Dávila
Cinematographer
Federico Barbabosa
Composer
Martin Thulin
Music
Martin Thulin, Arvo Pärt, The Damned, Niña Diablo, Los Cogelones, Cosas Ilegales
Sound
Christ Mort
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Estonian, English

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Director
Adolfo Dávila

Los Dos Pérez (2009), The Shelter (2013), How Do I Look? (2013), Ausencia (2023), Violent Butterflies (2024)

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