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The She-Butterfly

Original title: Leptirica
  • TV Movie
  • 1973
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
The She-Butterfly (1973)
Folk HorrorDramaHorror

A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.

  • Director
    • Djordje Kadijevic
  • Writers
    • Milovan Glisic
    • Djordje Kadijevic
  • Stars
    • Mirjana Nikolić
    • Petar Bozovic
    • Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Djordje Kadijevic
    • Writers
      • Milovan Glisic
      • Djordje Kadijevic
    • Stars
      • Mirjana Nikolić
      • Petar Bozovic
      • Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic
    • 36User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Mirjana Nikolić
    • Radojka
    • (as Mirjana Nikolic)
    Petar Bozovic
    • Strahinja
    Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic
    • Zivan 'Dusman'
    • (as Slobodan Perovic)
    Vasja Stankovic
    • Kmet
    Aleksandar Stojkovic
    • Purko
    • (as Aca Stojkovic)
    Tanasije Uzunovic
    • Pop
    Ivan Djurdjevic
    • Sredoje
    Bogoljub Petrovic
    • Ceba
    • (as Boban Petrovic)
    Branko Petkovic
    Toma Kuruzovic
    • Vule ... vodenicar
    • Director
      • Djordje Kadijevic
    • Writers
      • Milovan Glisic
      • Djordje Kadijevic
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    Related interests

    Florence Pugh in Midsommar (2019)
    Folk Horror
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
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    Horror

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The water mill from the movie can be visited in the village of Zarozje on the western part of Serbia.
    • Connections
      Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 15, 1973 (Yugoslavia)
    • Country of origin
      • Yugoslavia
    • Language
      • Serbo-Croatian
    • Also known as
      • Leptirica
    • Production company
      • Radiotelevizija Beograd
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 3m(63 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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