Butterfly
A hand-painted meditation on memory, loss, and resilience, where a simple swim unlocks a lifetime of trauma and displacement shaped by antisemitism and war.
A Jewish North African middle-aged man's swim in the sea triggers memories of his earlier life as an Olympic swimmer before and after World War II.
Essence
Ensemble
Fayçal Zafi
Alfred Nakache (voice)
Jessica Jaouiche
Paule Nakache (voice)
Yassine Mestaoui
Young Alfred Nakache (voice)
Alexandre Liebe
Sports Commentator (voice)
Johannes Oliver Hamm
Sports Commentator (voice)
Hocine Ben
Sports Commentator / Police Officer / Soldier (voice)
Olivier Peissel
Sports Commentator / Police Officer / Soldier (voice)
Foued Kemeche
Coach (voice)
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