Butterfly Kisses (2017 film)

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Butterfly Kisses
Directed byRafael Kapelinski
Written byGreer Ellison
Produced byMerlin Merton
Jaceq Szumlas
Starring Theo Stevenson
Thomas Turgoose
Rosie Day
CinematographyNick Cooke
Edited byAndrew Walton
Music byNathan W Klein
Production
companies
Blue Shadows Films
Solopan
Distributed byM-Appeal
Running time
89
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Poland
LanguageEnglish

Butterfly Kisses is a 2017 British-Polish drama directed by Rafael Kapelinski and written by Greer Ellison. It stars Theo Stevenson, Thomas Turgoose and Rosie Day.

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Plot

We follow Jake and his two best friends through a world distorted by sex and porn. They all have their own demons, but Jake's secret is one that he can't tell anyone.

Cast

Reception

The film has received favorable reviews. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

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