Butterflies

'Kelebekler', 2018

In a Turkish village, three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their late father, wait to bury his body. As they start to find out more about their father and each other, they also start to learn more about themselves.

In a Turkish village, three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their late father, wait to bury his body. As they start to find out more about their father and each other, they also start to learn more about themselves.

Director

Tolga Karaçelik

Runtime

117 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Keywords

astronaut, village, butterfly, chicken, exploding animal

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Butterflies

Tolga Karaçelik, 2018

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Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

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Awards

Sadri Alisik Theatre and Cinema Awards

Nominated

2019

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy

Sadri Alisik Cinema Award

Winner(s): Hakan Karsak

Winner

2019

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy

Sadri Alisik Cinema Award

Winner(s): Tugce Altug

Nominated

2019

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy

Sadri Alisik Cinema Award

Winner(s): Gulcin Kultur Sahin

Storyline

In a Turkish village, three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their late father, wait to bury his body. As they start to find out more about their father and each other, they also start to learn more about themselves.

Close-up of an astronaut's face. The astronaut is Cemal. Kenan dubs home videos for a living. In a classroom, kindergarten teacher Suzan weeps frantically. They are the sons and daughter of Mazhar. Now, after being 30 years apart, their father calls them back home to their village of Hasanlar. They don't know why. When they arrive to Hasanlar, they realize that their father is dead and in his will he asks to be buried when the butterflies come to the village to die; one of the many strangeness of this village. Three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their father will have to kill time in this village while waiting for the time of the butterflies. As they start to find out more about their father and about each other, they also start to know more about themselves.

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Synopsis

Close-up of an astronaut's face. The astronaut is Cemal. Kenan dubs home videos for a living. In a classroom, kindergarten teacher Suzan weeps frantically. They are the sons and daughter of Mazhar. Now, after being 30 years apart, their father calls them back home to their village of Hasanlar. They don't know why. When they arrive to Hasanlar, they realize that their father is dead and in his will he asks to be buried when the butterflies come to the village to die; one of the many strangeness of this village. Three siblings who neither know each other nor anything about their father will have to kill time in this village while waiting for the time of the butterflies. As they start to find out more about their father and about each other, they also start to know more about themselves.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Bartu Küçükçaglayan

Actor

Tugce Altug

Actress

Tolga Tekin

Actor

Crew

Director

Tolga Karaçelik

Screenwriter

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