Black Butterflies

Black Butterflies
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaula van der Oest
Written byGreg Latter (script)
Produced by
  • Frans van Gestel
  • Richard Claus
  • Arry Voorsmit
  • Michael Auret
Starring
CinematographyGiulio Biccari
Edited bySander Vos
Music byPhilip Miller
Production
companies
  • IDTV Film
  • Cool Beans
Distributed byA-Film Distribution
Release date
  • 31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageEnglish

Black Butterflies is an English-language Dutch drama film about the life of South-African Afrikaans poet and anti-apartheid political dissident Ingrid Jonker. The film was directed by Paula van der Oest and premiered in the Netherlands on February 6 before being released on 31 March 2011.