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An unemployed ex-coal miner becomes a recluse, obsessed with breeding butterflies in the garden of his home in a mining village near Edinburgh. His teenage son attempts to win his attention.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Edinburgh Film Workshop Trust
Top Cast
Andrew Aitchison as Young Francis
Mark D'Urso as Francis Reid
Kern Falconer as Lecturer
Ian Hanmore as Tom Reid
Alex Howden as Duncan
Top Crew
Barry Ackroyd · Director
Robin MacPherson · Writer
Jimmy Gardner · Writer
David Gibson · Editor
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