The Butterfly (2001)

Name: The Butterfly
Genre: Science Fiction
Released: 2001-10-13

1h 52m

Running Time

Plot.

In a near future Korea, where an "oblivion virus" which causes memory loss has become the centre of a tourist industry aimed at those who wish to forget the past, Anna Kim, a German woman of Korean descent, seeks the virus in order to erase painful memories and, along the way, develops a close bond with her driver and her teenage guide.

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Cast & Crew.

Kim Ho-jung

Anna

Kang Hye-jung

Yuki

Jang Hyun-sung

K

Kim Jung-nan

Traveling employee

Moon Seung-wook

Director / Writer

Seung-wook Moon

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 13, 2001

Original Name
나비

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 52m

Genres
Science Fiction

Last updated: 2025-02-10

Wiki.

Nabi (Korean: 나비; lit. Butterfly) is a 2001 South Korean science fiction film. Directed by Moon Seung-wook, Nabi was shot on digital video and transferred onto 35mm film, filmed on a low budget of $380,000. It marked the feature film debut of Kang Hye-jung, who won Best Actress at the 5th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival for her role as Yuki. Nabi also starred Kim Ho-jung, who won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival.

The film is a science fiction tale set in a near future Korea, where an "oblivion virus" which causes memory loss has become the centre of a tourist industry aimed at those who wish to forget the past. Anna Kim, a German woman of Korean descent, seeks the virus in order to erase painful memories and, along the way, develops a close bond with her driver and her teenage guide.