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Purple Butterfly
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紫蝴蝶 · 2003

Purple Butterfly

«United by Passion. Divided by Fate.»

Lou Ye · 127 min · China

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Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.

TMDB

6.7

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Budget
US$1,200,000
Worldwide revenue
US$750,000
Production companies
Shanghai Film Studio, Lou Yi, Wild Bunch, Dream Factory

Locations

Setting
Shanghái

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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