Butterfly

蝴蝶
Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.

Rating: E18+

Runtime: 129 mins

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Sun, Jun 21:

13:00

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

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