The Butterfly
Kelebek
Synopsis
The year is 1996, about five years before September 11. But the foundations are already being laid. Because the world is a complicated place, and nothing starts just one day before. The place is Afghanistan, in the heat of civil war. Thousands of people who have lost their lives, their possessions, and their homes are waiting for the fighting to end. Yusuf and his friends, however, are going there for humanitarian aid. As Yusuf and his friends prepare to set out, Osama bin Laden is crossing the Afghan border to his new headquarters. Yusuf and his friends meet thousands of people in Afghanistan that year, and one of them is a young man who will become known to the whole world on September 11, 2001.
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Ghassan Massoud
Mevlevi Dede
Caner Cindoruk
Yusuf
Deniz Bolışık
Zeynep
Şahin Çelik
Lider
Münir Can Cindoruk
Kahraman/Ümit
Ferda Işıl
Anne
Ergun Doğmacı
Tarık
Tuncay Beyazıt
Amir
Gürol Güngör
Dr. İsa
Kadir Kırıcı
Baba
İbrahim Halil Azak
Esad
Serhat Yiğit
Esad'ın Abisi
Sonat Dursun
Komiser
Meredith Orlow
Kız
Sümer Tilmaç
Aşçı Rasim
Volga Sorgu
Ağabey
Cem Kurtoğlu
Polis Müdürü
Şükrü Veysel Alankaya
Militan
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Cihan Taşkın
- Screenplay & Story
- Mahmut Bengi
- Original Score
- Ömer Faruk Tekbilek
- Original Title
- Kelebek
- Country of Origin
- Turkey
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- Unknown
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Cihan Taşkın
Mahmut Bengi
Ömer Faruk Tekbilek
Demian Barba
Department Leadership Roster
Cihan Taşkın
Director
Demian Barba
Director of Photography
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What is The Butterfly about?
The year is 1996, about five years before September 11. But the foundations are already being laid. Because the world is a complicated place, and nothing starts just one day before. The place is Afghanistan, in the heat of civil war. Thousands of people who have lost their lives, their possessions, and their homes are waiting for the fighting to end. Yusuf and his friends, however, are going there for humanitarian aid. As Yusuf and his friends prepare to set out, Osama bin Laden is crossing the Afghan border to his new headquarters. Yusuf and his friends meet thousands of people in Afghanistan that year, and one of them is a young man who will become known to the whole world on September 11, 2001.
Who directed The Butterfly?
The Butterfly was directed by Cihan Taşkın.
Who stars in The Butterfly?
The principal cast of The Butterfly includes Ghassan Massoud, Caner Cindoruk, Deniz Bolışık, Şahin Çelik, Münir Can Cindoruk.
When was The Butterfly released and how long is it?
The Butterfly was released in 2009 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for The Butterfly?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Butterfly was composed by Ömer Faruk Tekbilek.