The Butterfly from Ural (2008)
March 6, 2008Release Date
The Butterfly from Ural (2008)
March 6, 2008Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Jotaarkka Pennanen
(voice)
Aliisa Pulkkinen
(voice)
Alec Kopyt
Original Music Composer
Jyrki Kaipainen
Producer
Katariina Lillqvist
Writer / Editor / Director
Hannu Salama
Writer
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Animation
Tatu Pohjavirta
Editor
Jouko Lumme
Sound
Hannu Kella
Original Music Composer
Miloslav Špála
Director of Photography
Matteus Marttila
Set Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 6, 2008
Original NameUralin perhonen
StatusReleased
Running Time27m
Genres
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The Butterfly from Ural or Far Away from Ural (Finnish: Uralin perhonen) is a Finnish 2008 animated short film directed by Katariina Lillqvist.
The film tells the story of former President of Finland Gustaf Mannerheim – although his name is not mentioned in the film – on a journey to Central Asia where he meets a young Kyrgyz boy. Mannerheim takes the boy with him back to Finland where he names him Butterfly. The boy becomes Mannerheim's servant and lover. When the Finnish Civil War starts, Mannerheim abandons his lover in the middle of the battlefield. According to the director Lillqvist, the film is based on a folklore from the Pispala district of Tampere.The film caused a fuss in the Finnish media and evoked discussion about the limits of the freedom of speech and the sexual orientation of Mannerheim. It was nominated the best domestic animation at the Tampere Film Festival in March 2008, and was broadcast by YLE the same month.