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6.2/10
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A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Raoul Max Trujillo
- Alejo
- (as Raoul Trujillo)
Gerardo Hernández
- Manolo
- (as Topo)
Alyssa Fraser
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Crazy creditsFor Charlotte-Xiao, Marie-Chun, Giulia, David and to all the children of the world: may their lives be always filled with hope and dreams.
- ConnectionsReferences Dr. Ruth Westheimer (1984)
- SoundtracksThe Garden of Mirrors, Part 3: Violeta
By Stephan Micus
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Beautiful, but too "Disney"
This movie is not slow-moving at all. Only 10-15 minutes is spent on build-up; then they're in the jungle. If you only like action movies and want things to bleed and blow up all the time, this is simply not the movie for you. It's not slow, it's just different.
It is a beautiful movie. It held my attention, and it's full of delightful close-up shots of the jungle and its animal (mostly insect) life. If you like nature films, you will definitely enjoy this as a great visual experience.
William Hurt once again plays a father figure to a troubled little boy (see "Second Best" and "A.I."), and he does it very well. As an honest, well-produced, well-filmed movie, this would earn a 7 out of 10 rating from me. I have to detract one, however, because the actors who play the mother and the brain-tumored kid are sentimental "types" that are obviously designed to evoke excessive pity and compassion in the viewer, Disney-style. This is a bit too much, and mars an otherwise very beautiful little story.
6 out of 10.
It is a beautiful movie. It held my attention, and it's full of delightful close-up shots of the jungle and its animal (mostly insect) life. If you like nature films, you will definitely enjoy this as a great visual experience.
William Hurt once again plays a father figure to a troubled little boy (see "Second Best" and "A.I."), and he does it very well. As an honest, well-produced, well-filmed movie, this would earn a 7 out of 10 rating from me. I have to detract one, however, because the actors who play the mother and the brain-tumored kid are sentimental "types" that are obviously designed to evoke excessive pity and compassion in the viewer, Disney-style. This is a bit too much, and mars an otherwise very beautiful little story.
6 out of 10.
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- Dec 10, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- 藍蝶飛舞
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- CA$12,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,755,355
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $228,509
- Feb 22, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $1,775,619
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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