Butterfly

Synopsis

Half-sisters Diana and Lily grew up as the only resident children at a all-inclusive resort on Gran Canaria, where their uninhibited mother, Vera, worked as a Star Tour hostess. 25 years later, they have both created distance from the island and from each other: Diana works at a kindergarten in a small town in Norway, while Lily is a retired model and nightlife figure in Hamburg’s art scene.

Now they are forced to return to the island to deal with their mother’s sudden death in the Canarian mountains. The reunion sets them on a headlong journey into their past and toward the hidden heart of the tourist island.

Produktion Facts

Director & scriptwriter: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Producer: Maria Ekerhovd

"Butterfly" is produced by Mer Film in co-production with Nordfilm, Zentropa Sweden, Quiddity, Mediefondet Zefyr, Film i Väst, and in collaboration with TINT, Protagonist Pictures, The UK Global Screen Fund, and with support from The Norwegian Film Institute, Eurimages - Council of Europe, Nordisk Film & TV fond, Creative Europe MEDIA, Moin Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Gran Canaria Film Commission.

Photo credit: Mer Film