Float Like a Butterfly
Year: 2018
Country:
IRELAND
Language:
English
Run Time:
101 minutes
Irish tradition may forbid it, but young Frances dreams of being a world-class boxer. Growing up in 1960s Ireland as part of a family of nomadic travelers, Frances inherits a love of boxing and Muhammed Ali from her father, Michael, who’s had her bobbing and weaving since before she can remember. But after losing his wife and spending a few years in prison, Michael’s return is not the homecoming he or Frances imagined. Her father—cold, distant, and no longer in Frances’ corner—talks of marrying her off and shields her from the world of boxing he once encouraged. Reinstating control, Michael takes his two children for an education out on the road, where they are at the mercy of Michael’s excessive drinking, gambling, and careless pride. FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY finds Frances demanding more for her future than what her people’s traditions dictate, and she’s about to prove she won’t go down without a fight. —A.B.
CIFF43 Screenings
Capitol Theatre
Friday, March 29, 2019 at 5:45 PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:30 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
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Carmel Winters
Carmel Winters is an award-winning writer and director for screen and stage. Her debut feature film, “Snap”, won Best Irish Feature and Best Director at the Dublin Critics' Circle Awards and the audience vote for Best Film at Montevideo International Film Festival. She is currently working on her third feature film, an original TV drama series, and a stage musical.
Filmography
Snap (2010) – CIFF35, FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY (2018)
Producers
Martina Niland, David Collins
Screenwriting
Carmel Winters
Cinematography
Michael Lavelle
Editing
Julian Ulrichs
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Hazel Doupe, Dara Devaney, Aidan O'Hare, Lalor Roddy, Hilda Fay
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