BUTTERFLY (Hu Die)

Director(s): Yan Yan Mak
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 2004
Language: Cantonese Chinese with English subtitles
Length: 124 minutes

Program:
7 April - 19.45 hours - Rialto Amsterdam*

* leading actress Josie Ho will attend the screening

Meet schoolteacher Flavia -- in her 30’s and married with a baby and a great apartment -- it’s all good. Would she really give all this up for a a young, foot-loose night club singer by the name of Yip? A girl? Maybe ...

As a teenager Flavia had a short affair with fellow-student Jin (that came to a tragic end), but now she has buried these memories, until by chance she meets the out-and-proud Jip, who is smitten and proceeds to scour the schools of Hong Kong in an effort to track Flavia down. At first Flavia freaks out, but Yip proves irresistible, which brings back memories of Jin. When two of Flavia’s students want to run away together and come to her for help, Flavia must make a decision ...

Director Yan Yan Mak was once an assistant of Wong Kar Wei, and it shows. Don’t miss this beautifully shot love story! Lead actress Josie Ho will be present at the sccreening.