February 20, 2004
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The Blue Butterfly (2004)

Name: The Blue Butterfly
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 2004-02-20

1h 37m

Running Time

February 20, 2004
Release Date

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Plot.

Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them on a trip to the jungle to search for the butterfly, leading to an adventure that will transform their lives

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Free

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Details.

Release Date
February 20, 2004

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 37m

Budget
$12,500,000

Box Office
$1,775,619

Genres
Adventure Action Drama

Last updated: 2024-06-14

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

The Blue Butterfly (French: Le papillon bleu) is a 2004 Canadian adventure drama film, directed by Léa Pool, produced by Porchlight Entertainment and Alliance Atlantis, distributed by Monterey Media and starring Marc Donato as Pete Carlton, a boy terminally ill with cancer, whose final wish is to find the elusive blue morpho butterfly. William Hurt plays entomologist Alan Osborne, who takes him to the jungles of Costa Rica to find the insect.

The story is based on the life of David Marenger and his trip with entomologist Georges Brossard in 1987. It was filmed on location in Canada's Montreal, Quebec and Central America's Costa Rica.