The Cry of the Butterfly
2001, German. Directed by Frank Strecker.
Seventeen-year-old Paulina, who lives with her beloved grandfather and sings in a hip-hop band, is fighting leukaemia in hospital. There she meets Pablo — alcoholic mother, absent father — a boy who has just attempted suicide. Against the odds, the two fall in love. A 1999 German television film directed by Frank Strecker, starring Marie Zielcke, Marek Harloff, Hannelore Elsner and Dietmar Schönherr; Paul Vincent and Sema Mutlu’s score won the 2001 German Television Award.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 18 May 2001
- Original title
- Der Schrei des Schmetterlings
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Sarah Brigitte Thomsen
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The Cry of the Butterfly runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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The Cry of the Butterfly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 May 2001. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Cry of the Butterfly?
The Cry of the Butterfly (2001) was directed by Frank Strecker and stars Hannelore Elsner, Marek Harloff, Ralf Richter.