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| Directed by | Dương Diệu Linh |
| Written by | Dương Diệu Linh |
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| Cinematography | Ngô Minh Nghĩa |
| Edited by | Daniel Hui |
| Music by | Diego Ayala Raffalli |
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Running time | 97 minutes 95 minutes (Vietnam) |
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| Language | Vietnamese |
Don't Cry, Butterfly (Vietnamese: Mưa trên cánh bướm) is a 2024 fantasy comedy film directed and written by Dương Diệu Linh in her directorial debut. It is a Vietnamese-Philippine-Singaporean-Indonesian international co-production. The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival during the International Critics' Week section.
In August 2019, Dương Diệu Linh won the Open Doors – Moulin d'Andé-CECI Award during the Open Doors Hub and Lab at the Locarno Film Festival for creating the premise for the development of the project.[2] In January 2022, the project was shortlisted for the Talent Project Market at the Berlinale Talents 2022 during the Berlin International Film Festival.[3] In March 2022, the project won two awards, Wouter Barendrecht Award and Udine Focus Asian Award at the Hong Kong – Asian Film Financing Forum.[4]
Principal photography took place in September 2023.[5]
Don't Cry, Butterfly had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2024 during the International Critics' Week section.[6] It won two awards, IWONDERFULL Grand Prize and Most Innovative Feature.[7] The film was also screened at film festivals in Busan,[8] Toronto,[9] and London.[10]
| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Venice International Film Festival | 7 September 2024 | IWONDERFULL Grand Prize | Don't Cry, Butterfly | Won | [7] |
| Most Innovative Feature | Won | ||||
| QCinema International Film Festival | 13 November 2024 | Asian Next Wave – Grand Jury Prize | Won | [11] | |
| Golden Horse Awards | 23 November 2024 | NETPAC Award | Nominated | [12] |
