Flight of the Butterflies

Oct 1 2012 Not Rated 0h 40m
Biography, Documentary, Drama

It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding grounds, but it is one "supergeneration" that makes the 2,000 mile return trip back south into central Mexico. The documentary film covers Dr Fred Urquhart's interest in monarch butterflies, with perspectives of Urquhart as a child wondering where the butterflies went, his years of research and study into their life and migration, to his time decades-later as a senior scientist looking back at his investigations and discoveries about the insect's life pattern.

Plot

It is a natural history epic. It is a detective story. Join hundreds of millions of real butterflies on an amazing journey to a remote and secret hideaway, and one scientist's 40-year search to unravel the mystery - where do they go each fall? Experience the Flight of the Butterflies.

Written by

Wendy MacKeigan, Mike Slee, Phil Streather

Directed by

Mike Slee

Cast

Gordon Pinsent, Patricia Phillips, Shaun Benson

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

Production Companies

SK Films, Footsteps Post-Production Sound, Thillaye Productions, Spence-Thomas Audio, Sin Sentido Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
Flight of the Butterflies - Official Theatrical Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
575
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA