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The Butterfly Tattoo (2009)

2009-04-17 · 1h 41m · EN
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From the moment they fell in love, secrets from a hidden past would tear them apart

"Chris Marshall met the girl he was going to kill on a warm night in early June, when one of the colleges in Oxford was holding its summer ball." A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance - and no premonition of trouble. Busy with his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past,

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Phil HawkinsDirector

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Duncan StuartDuncan StuartChris MarshallJessica BlakeJessica BlakeJennyAidan MagrathAidan MagrathBarry MillerChristopher DaneChristopher DaneInspector FletcherDan MorganDan MorganPiers HawthorneShazadee BeghumShazadee BeghumMariaPeter EasterbrookPeter EasterbrookOllieAlvin Addo-QuayeAlvin Addo-QuayeDerekRichard HollingworthRichard HollingworthDaveDebra BakerDebra BakerSue MillerClaire FordClaire FordDianeAntony da SilvaAntony da SilvaTommy Sanchez

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British crime

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityBritish CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference228593Actor preference460401 · 509842 · 101239Country preferenceGb

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What is The Butterfly Tattoo about?

"Chris Marshall met the girl he was going to kill on a warm night in early June, when one of the colleges in Oxford was holding its summer ball." A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance - and no premonition of trouble. Busy with his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past,

How long is The Butterfly Tattoo?

The Butterfly Tattoo has a runtime of 101 minutes.