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Black Butterflies

2011·1h 40m·Not Rated
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
2,421 votes
Metascore
66
Metacritic

In Apartheid-torn South Africa, poet Ingrid Jonker struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home.

Black Butterflies is a 2011 drama biography movie directed by Paula van der Oest, starring Rutger Hauer, Graham Clarke, Liam Cunningham. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 2,421 votes and runs 1h 40m.

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Director
Paula van der Oest
Stars
Rutger Hauer
Graham Clarke
Liam Cunningham
Carice van Houten
Creators
Greg Latter
Details
2011-03-31
100 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Netherlands, Germany, South Africa
★ English
Keywords
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