A Pin for the Butterfly

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A Pin for the Butterfly
Directed by Hannah Kodicek
Screenplay by Hannah Kodicek
Produced byJames Crawford
Starring
Release date
  • 13 September 1994 (1994-09-13)
Running time
113 min
Country Czech Republic / United Kingdom

A Pin for the Butterfly is a 1994 British-Czech drama film directed by Hannah Kodicek and starring Ian Bannen, Hugh Laurie and Florence Hoath. [1] The screenplay concerns a young girl who tries to come terms with growing up in Stalinist Czechoslovakia. It was screened at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

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References

  1. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994): at the BFI