THE BUTTERFLY TREE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Melissa George (Turistas), Ewen Leslie (Dead Europe), Ed Oxenbould (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), Sophie Lowe (Beautiful Kate), Ella Jaz Macrokanis (film debut), Lauren Dillon (Crawl), Paula Nazarski (Australia Day), Steve Nation (Knock Off), Liam Hopp Yek Dodds (film debut), Tammy Linde (film debut), Sam Cotton (Unfinished Sky)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Priscilla Cameron (film debut), director, writer; Bridget Callow (Bitter & Twisted), producer; Caitlin Yeo (The Rocket), composer; Jason Hargreaves (The Fear of Darkness), cinematographer; Rodrigo Balart (Black Water), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Single father Al (Leslie) and his teenage son Fin (Oxenbould) are both bewitched by burlesque queen Evelyn (George), and when they find out that they are vying for the affections of the same woman, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin’s mother…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This stylish and provocative Australian drama teaches the values of forgiveness and the power of self-love through a bizarre love triangle where the two guys vying for the girl’s heart are father and son.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH JULY 2018

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

The Running Man (dir. Edgar Wright)

In a dystopian future, a struggling man enters a deadly reality TV show…

Anemone (dir. Ronan Day-Lewis)

A former soldier reunites with his brother after living in isolation…

Predator: Badlands (dir. Dan Trachtenberg)

A young Predator sets out to prove himself on a remote planet…

Frankenstein (dir. Guillermo del Toro)

Victor Frankenstein conducts a horrifying experiment…

BFI London Film Festival 2025 Reviews: No Other Choice, Rental Family and more!

Our final round-up of reviews from this year’s edition of the BFI London Film Festival features highly-buzzed titles like The Testament of Ann Lee, The Voice of Hind Rajab, and the festival’s closing film 100 Nights of Hero!

Die My Love (dir. Lynne Ramsay)

A young couple find their relationship crumbling from isolation…

Relay (dir. David Mackenzie)

A corporate whistleblower relies on the services of a mysterious specialist…

Shelby Oaks (dir. Chris Stuckmann)

Whilst searching for her long-lost sister, a woman encounters a terrifying evil…

Hedda (dir. Nia DaCosta)

Hedda Gabler hosts a life-changing party…

Ballad of a Small Player (dir. Edward Berger)

In Macau, a high-stakes gambler must reckon with his guilty conscience…

Optimized by Optimole