Birth of a Butterfly

Tensions abound in the relationships featured in the three episodes which make up the film - that between two young children and their stepfather, a cripple setting off alone on a pilgrimage without the company of his fellow villagers, and a teacher returning to his remote village and finding himself the subject of unrealistic expectations of the other villagers.

Director: Mojtaba Raie

Cast: Reza Naji, Mehdi Faghih, Rahim Jahani, Seyed Saeed Musavi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.