Butterfly Kiss
1995 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.4 · 70% critics
A troubled drifter moves through bleak northern Britain on a violent search for someone from her past. When a lonely cashier is drawn into the journey, the two form an intense bond as they drift deeper into danger, obsession, and attempts to cover what has happened.
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-07-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (38 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re open to dark, unsettling relationship dramas with a raw psychological edge and grim atmosphere; Not for you if you want sympathetic characters, clear answers, or an easy watch.
Pros: intense lead performance; bleak, memorable atmosphere; psychologically unsettling | Cons: very disturbing violence; harsh, unpleasant tone; messy narrative threads
Themes
- lesbian relationship
- lesbian
Awards & recognition
- Young European Film of the Year · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
Amanda Plummer
as Eunice
Saskia Reeves
as Miriam
- KJ
Kathy Jamieson
as Wendy
Des McAleer
as Eric McDermott
Lisa Riley
as Danielle
Freda Dowie
as Elsie
- PT
Paula Tilbrook
as Ella
Fine Time Fontayne
as Tony
- EM
Elizabeth McGrath
as Waitress
- JC
Joanne Cook
as Angela
Directed by Michael Winterbottom