Butterfly

Butterfly

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

5/15/2025

Runtime

15 mins

Genres

Overview

A man swims in the sea. This brings back memories. They are all connected to water, from his early childhood to his adult life. This will be the story of his last swim.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A hand-painted animated meditation on memory, water, and loss that traces a lifetime of moments through the eyes of a man returning to the sea. Deeply introspective and emotionally resonant, it unfolds as a series of connected memories that build toward a profound final act.

Mood

MelancholicContemplativeWistful

Themes

MemoryIdentityComing of ageMortality

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Painterly

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmRacial violence

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