The Blue Butterfly(Movie, 2004)

1h 37min | Genres: Adventure, Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

The Blue Butterfly (French: Le papillon bleu) is a 2004 Canadian adventure drama film, directed by Léa Pool, produced by Porchlight Entertainment and Alliance Atlantis, distributed by Monterey Media and starring Marc Donato as Pete Carlton, a boy terminally ill with cancer, whose final wish is to find the elusive blue morpho butterfly. William Hurt plays entomologist Alan Osborne, who takes him to the jungles of Costa Rica to find the insect. The story is based on the life of David Marenger and his trip with entomologist Georges Brossard in 1987. It was filmed on location in Canada's Montreal, Quebec and Central America's Costa Rica. ()

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About The Blue Butterfly

Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them on a trip to the jungle to search for the butterfly, leading to an adventure that will transform their lives.

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Production country: Canada

Made by: Gala Film, Palpable Productions, Global Arts Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/26/2004 (World premiere: 02/20/2004)

Cast: William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Marc Donato

Director: Léa Pool

Screenwriter: Pete McCormack

Film Editor: Michel Arcand

Director of Photography: Pierre Mignot

Composer: Stephen Endelman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Mariposa azul"

"Le Papillon Bleu"

"Sinine liblikas"

"En busca de un sueño"

"To teleftaio thavma"

"Kék pillangó"

"A Borboleta Azul"

Keywords: rainforest, rain, insectarium, butterfly, woman director, insect

Budget: 12,500,000 USD

Revenue: 1,775,619 USD (= 14%)

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