Nadia, Butterfly

Nadia, Butterfly

Directed by Pascal Plante

Produced by Némésis Films

2020107 min5.8 / 10

A introspective character study of an elite athlete grappling with identity and purpose after abandoning the only life she has known.

While young and in her prime, Nadia decides to retire from pro swimming after the Olympic Games; to escape a rigid life of sacrifice. After her very last race, Nadia drifts into nights of excess punctuated by episodes of self-doubt. But even this transitional numbness cannot conceal her true inner quest: defining her identity outside the world of elite sports.

Questions people ask

  • Is Nadia, Butterfly violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Nadia, Butterfly sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Nadia, Butterfly scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Nadia, Butterfly end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Nadia, Butterfly easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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