Butterfly Vision

After spending months as a prisoner in Donbass, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home to her family. But the trauma of captivity continues to torment her and surface in dreamlike ways. Something growing deep within Lilia will not allow her to forget, yet she refuses to identify as a victim and will fight to liberate herself.

Maksym Nakonechnyi’s feature debut is a harsh and all-too-timely testimony to the warriors of Ukraine and the women fighting for their integrity, their freedom, their future.

Cast & Crew

Cast: Rita Burkovska, Liubomyr Valivots
Director: Maksym Nakonechnyi
Authors: Maksym Nakonechnyi and Iryna Tsilyk
Production: Tabor
Producers: Yelizaveta Smith, Darya Bassel
Co-Producers: Dagmar Sedláčková, Anita Juka, Mario Adamson, Sergio C. Ayala
Editor: Ivor Ivezić and Alina Gorlova
Director of Photography: Khrystyna Lyzohub
Music: Džian Baban

Production Details

Format: Fiction
Year of production: 2022
Length: 107 min
Original title: Бачення метелика
Languages: Ukrainian, English
Country of origin: Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden

Additional Info

Supported by:
Ukrainian State Film Agency and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
Eurimages
Czech Film Fund
Croatian Audiovisual Center
Swedish Film Institute
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation and the Ukrainian Institute

In co-production with:
Masterfilm
4Film
Sisyfos Film Production

Developed and presented at:
Terrarium Lab
The Write Retreat residency
Torino Film Lab Extended
Boat Meeting at Molodist IFF
Transylvania Pitch Stop
Connecting Cottbus
BRIDGES pitching
European Work in Progress market
OIFF work-in-progress

Premiere

Cannes 2022

Festivals

Cannes 2022
Filmfest München
Vukovar Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin
European Film Festival Parić
Sarajevo Film Festival