Don’t Cry, Butterfly
2025·Fantasy·1h 37m
7.1
★
Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam’s daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.
Directed by Dương Diệu Linh
fish
cheating
aquarium
singapore
marriage
sorcery
aging
evil spirit
vagina
meal
vietnamese
sweat
fidelity
hanoi
love spell
mother daughter relationship
magic spell
desperate woman
butterflies
affair
special meal
magical realism
desperate for love
mealtime
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Tú Oanh
Tam
Lê Vũ Long
Thành
Bùi Thạc Phong
Trong
Quốc Tuấn
Quang
Crew
Dương Diệu Linh
Director
Dương Diệu Linh
Screenplay
Diego Ayala Raffalli
Original Music Composer
Daniel Hui
Editor
Yulia Evina Bhara
Co-Producer
Trần Thị Bích Ngọc
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Blake
9.0★ · 10/23/25
Girl gulat ako inihian yun kanin jusko
Girl gulat ako inihian yun kanin jusko
yda
7.0★ · 10/23/25
tinuruan pa pano mamatay hajajajajaj anoba
tinuruan pa pano mamatay hajajajajaj anoba
zeynep
5.0★ · 04/12/25
vietnamese büyülü gerçekçiliği + ari aster sosuçok iyi bi kombinasyon değilmiş sanki ya
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vietnamese büyülü gerçekçiliği + ari aster sosuçok iyi bi kombinasyon değilmiş sanki ya
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tqunhdung
3.5★ · 01/27/25
why r the characters jus there??? bro they highkey had no personality whatsoever. usually i would hate the men in the movies so bad (even if they do nothing wrong lol) i mean i still dont like the husband prob bc he had little to no lines in the entire run time of the movie like yes thats how men should be in real life except they should also help out more tf? mom u shouldve confront the husband like ur hot u dont have to put up w the dude?!?!?
why r the characters jus there??? bro they highkey had no personality whatsoever. usually i would hate the men in the movies so bad (even if they do nothing wrong lol) i mean i still dont like the husband prob bc he had little to no lines in the entire run time of the movie like yes thats how men should be in real life except they should also help out more tf? mom u shouldve confront the husband like ur hot u dont have to put up w the dude?!?!?
xoxoxin
8.9★ · 11/29/24
the moment ‘ay ay ay im ur little butterfly’ started playing, i already knew someone cooked here.
it’s true, every second of this film is worth all the hype around it. the kaleidoscope of colours merge with the pain men put women through just..wow, it just scratches the right part of my brain.
for her first feature, Linh managed to showcase such a strong direction in her narrative while balancing elements of the role of women in a family, infidelity, lost love, loneliness, superstitions and comedy etc. with such an experimental take is insane. I thought that the pacing of the story was so well thread and though with multiple relationships arcs and problems they all felt cohesive and lead back to the bigger picture.
this film captured the essence of the role of Tam in the family. Just like many others, she’s expected to be the housewife, the mother, the grown up and the friend but when does she ever get to be herself? why does she feel the burden in fixing an infidelity caused by her husband? it reflects so heavily on Southeast Asia’s norms on broken families and how so many (mainly women) are forced to put up a front just to look like a normal family.
every shot felt so intentional & so visually captivating with the usage of unconventional shots types and colour ways. i love it when a filmmaker uses light to introduce/guide us into a space. don’t think i could ever forget the scene when Ha is introduced for the first time. Tam opens the door and curtains, lighting up all the right parts of Ha and the room; featuring a little rainbow reflection on her face. & quick shoutout to the production design in this film, every thing in the house feels like a piece of history as if they all had their own story.
omg i just loved every second of this, can’t wait to see Linh and the team’s next work.
it’s true, every second of this film is worth all the hype around it. the kaleidoscope of colours merge with the pain men put women through just..wow, it just scratches the right part of my brain.
for her first feature, Linh managed to showcase such a strong direction in her narrative while balancing elements of the role of women in a family, infidelity, lost love, loneliness, superstitions and comedy etc. with such an experimental take is insane. I thought that the pacing of the story was so well thread and though with multiple relationships arcs and problems they all felt cohesive and lead back to the bigger picture.
this film captured the essence of the role of Tam in the family. Just like many others, she’s expected to be the housewife, the mother, the grown up and the friend but when does she ever get to be herself? why does she feel the burden in fixing an infidelity caused by her husband? it reflects so heavily on Southeast Asia’s norms on broken families and how so many (mainly women) are forced to put up a front just to look like a normal family.
every shot felt so intentional & so visually captivating with the usage of unconventional shots types and colour ways. i love it when a filmmaker uses light to introduce/guide us into a space. don’t think i could ever forget the scene when Ha is introduced for the first time. Tam opens the door and curtains, lighting up all the right parts of Ha and the room; featuring a little rainbow reflection on her face. & quick shoutout to the production design in this film, every thing in the house feels like a piece of history as if they all had their own story.
omg i just loved every second of this, can’t wait to see Linh and the team’s next work.
the moment ‘ay ay ay im ur little butterfly’ started playing, i already knew someone cooked here.
it’s true, every second of this film is worth all the hype around it. the kaleidoscope of colours merge with the pain men put women through just..wow, it just scratches the right part of my brain.
for her first feature, Linh managed to showcase such a strong direction in her narrative while balancing elements of the role of women in a family, infidelity, lost love, loneliness, superstitions and comedy etc. with such an experimental take is insane. I thought that the pacing of the story was so well thread and though with multiple relationships arcs and problems they all felt cohesive and lead back to the bigger picture.
this film captured the essence of the role of Tam in the family. Just like many others, she’s expected to be the housewife, the mother, the grown up and the friend but when does she ever get to be herself? why does she feel the burden in fixing an infidelity caused by her husband? it reflects so heavily on Southeast Asia’s norms on broken families and how so many (mainly women) are forced to put up a front just to look like a normal family.
every shot felt so intentional & so visually captivating with the usage of unconventional shots types and colour ways. i love it when a filmmaker uses light to introduce/guide us into a space. don’t think i could ever forget the scene when Ha is introduced for the first time. Tam opens the door and curtains, lighting up all the right parts of Ha and the room; featuring a little rainbow reflection on her face. & quick shoutout to the production design in this film, every thing in the house feels like a piece of history as if they all had their own story.
omg i just loved every second of this, can’t wait to see Linh and the team’s next work.
it’s true, every second of this film is worth all the hype around it. the kaleidoscope of colours merge with the pain men put women through just..wow, it just scratches the right part of my brain.
for her first feature, Linh managed to showcase such a strong direction in her narrative while balancing elements of the role of women in a family, infidelity, lost love, loneliness, superstitions and comedy etc. with such an experimental take is insane. I thought that the pacing of the story was so well thread and though with multiple relationships arcs and problems they all felt cohesive and lead back to the bigger picture.
this film captured the essence of the role of Tam in the family. Just like many others, she’s expected to be the housewife, the mother, the grown up and the friend but when does she ever get to be herself? why does she feel the burden in fixing an infidelity caused by her husband? it reflects so heavily on Southeast Asia’s norms on broken families and how so many (mainly women) are forced to put up a front just to look like a normal family.
every shot felt so intentional & so visually captivating with the usage of unconventional shots types and colour ways. i love it when a filmmaker uses light to introduce/guide us into a space. don’t think i could ever forget the scene when Ha is introduced for the first time. Tam opens the door and curtains, lighting up all the right parts of Ha and the room; featuring a little rainbow reflection on her face. & quick shoutout to the production design in this film, every thing in the house feels like a piece of history as if they all had their own story.
omg i just loved every second of this, can’t wait to see Linh and the team’s next work.