The Butterfly (2001)
"Nabi" (original title)

Director:

Seung-wook Moon

Writer:

Seung-wook Moon

Stars:

Hyeong-seong Jang, Hye-jeong Kang, Ho-jung Kim

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hyeong-seong Jang	...	K
Hye-jeong Kang	...	Yuki
Ho-jung Kim	...	Anna
Hyun Sung Kim

Storyline

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

13 October 2001 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

The Butterfly

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Butterfly is not 12 Monkeys

A woman named Anna arrives in a city afflicted by lethal acid rain in search of the oblivion virus - an virus which erases memories. An agency provides two staff to help her: the guide Yuki, who tracks outbreaks and rushes clients to the scene to seek infection, and their driver K, an orphan who is desperate to find his family. But the virus proves elusive, and Anna (whose bad memories are triggered by guilt over her dead child) is ready to give up

• until she comes across evidence that this may not be her first visit to

the city. Shooting fast and cheap on DV, Moon Seung-Wook creates a powerful dystopian vision in which the longed-for salvation is amnesia. The imagination on display here is impressive - I thought the film was going to match 12 Monkeys but it was all a little too experimental for that. The performances are excellent - It has Best Actress prizes from Puchon and Locarno festivals to prove it.