Don't Cry, Butterfly

Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam’s daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.

VIETNAM | 97 MIN | 2024
Dương Diệu Linh
Don't Cry, Butterfly

Festivals & Awards

Venice Critics’ Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica) - IWONDERFULL Grand Prize, Verona Film Club Prize (Most Innovative Film)
Toronto International Film Festival
Busan Film Festival
London Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival— In Competition
Jakarta Film Week— Closing Film

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival— In Competition

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Motion Picture Association, Asia Pacific - Screen Award
Open Doors Locarno - Moulin d’Andé Prize
Open Doors Locarno Hub
Less Is More
Full Circle Lab
Attagirl
Berlinale Talents Project Market
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum - Wouter Barendrecht Award, Udine Focus Asia Award
Q Cinema Project Market
Vision Sud Est Production Fund

Team

Production Companies: Momo Film Co, Adeline Arts & Science, Fusee, Potato Productions, KawanKawan Media, Pupa Films, Kalei Films

Director: Dương Diệu Linh 
Cast: Lê Tú Oanh, Nguyễn Nam Linh, Lê Vũ Long, Bùi Thạc Phong
Producer: Tan Si En, Wilfredo C. Manalang, Nguyễn Mai Ka
Co-producer: Yulia Evina Bhara
Associate Producer: Trần Thị Bích Ngọc
Executive Producer: Des Tan, Alicia Catubay-Watt, George K. Sommerrock, Nathaniel Lee, Madonna B. Sanchez
Director of Photography: Ngô Minh Nghĩa
Production Designer: Phạm Phong Lan (Lan Zi)
Special Effects Artist: Jefferson Cabral
Editor: Daniel Hui
Supervising Sound Editor: Lim Ting Li
Digital Film Colourist: Eugene Seah
Music Composer: Diego Ayala Raffalli
Technical Director: Duc "fxEVo" Truong

World Sales: Barunson E&A