World premiere

Violent Butterflies

Local title
Vägivaldsed liblikad
Original title
Violentas Mariposas
Director
Adolfo Dávila
Country
Mexico
Year
2024
Festival
24th Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
drama, psychological drama, crime film, youth film, social drama
Subject
violence, individual vs society, love, abuse, hatred, sexual abuse, social status, first love, adventures, coming of age, lifestyle, corruption, activism, human rights, youth, revenge

A graffiti artist and the singer of a punk band meet in an atmosphere of profound social crisis and discontent. Their idealist and revolutionary minds seek a world of justice, which they are willing to fight for. Music and street art unite them and serve as their weapons. Naive and innocent, they are unaware of the true power of impunity and injustice until they fall victim to police brutality, awakening the unimaginable rage of those who have nothing left to lose. When justice is absent, revenge is an act of faith.

Recommended age 14+

Director
Adolfo Dávila
Screenwriter
Adolfo Dávila
Cast
Diana Laura DI, Alejandro Porter
Producer
Gabriela Gavica, Adolfo Dávila
Cinematographer
Federico Barbabosa
Composer
Martin Thulin
Music
Martin Thulin
Sound
Christ Mort
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Adolfo Dávila

Adolfo Dávila is a director, writer, and producer with extensive experience in creating cinematic narratives in fiction, documentary, music videos, and advertising. He has been a Fulbright, FONCA, and Rockefeller Foundation fellow. He studied design at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and earned a master’s degree in film and video from the American University in Washington, D.C., and the Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His documentaries and short films have been showcased in festivals, museums, and galleries around the world. His work is characterised by a sensitive yet metaphorical approach to social and cultural issues. “Violent Butterflies” is his first feature film.

Los Dos Pérez (2009), The Shelter (2013), How Do I Look? (2013), Ausencia (2023), Violent Butterflies (2024)

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Screenings

9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening040902 / Vägivaldsed liblikad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsAdolfo Dávila (Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editing)
Q&A duration
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7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening070702 / Vägivaldsed liblikad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsAdolfo Dávila (Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editing)
Q&A duration
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5th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening120501 / Vägivaldsed liblikad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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