Float Like a Butterfly
A fabulous, organic mix of traditional Irish song, boxing and female emancipation.
Float Like a Butterfly
In this powerful and timely story of a girl's pursuit of freedom and belonging, 15-year-old Frances fights for her humble Irish community by becoming a boxer like her idol, Muhammad Ali. While society may be determined to break her spirit and destroy her way of life, Frances was not born to be broken. Instead, she digs deep to prove to her disillusioned father that she’s a true champion
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film,
Boxing
Runtime
101
Language
English
Director
Carmel Winters
Writer(s)
Carmel Winters
Cast
Hazel Doupe,
Hilda Fay,
Noelle O'Regan,
Michael Collins,
Aaron Monaghan,
Jamie Kierans,
Pascal Scott
FEATURED REVIEW
Wendy Ide, Screen International
“No matter what shade of gold you paint it, it’s still a cage.” Michael (Dara Devaney) is gesturing dismissively at the four suburban walls which house a traveller cousin who has traded in his caravan for a settled life. But he might as well be talking about the tightly proscribed future faced by ...
Played at
Fine Arts Theatre 11.02.19 - 11.02.19
Royal 12.13.19 - 12.19.19
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