Float Like a Butterfly
5.9
2019
1 hr 41 min
Drama
Irish Traveller Frances has to fight for the right to pursue her passion... boxing. She is determined to make her idol Muhammad Ali proud, as well as her father who has recently been released from prison. But when she wants to show him just how tough she is, she soon comes to realise he's got other plans for her.
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- Cast：
- Hazel Doupe , Dara Devaney , Aidan O'Hare , Lalor Roddy , Hilda Fay , Jamie Kierans , Lisa Lambe
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Reviews
Wonderful character development!
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Good story, Not enough for a whole film
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What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
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