Butterfly Girl

Name: Butterfly Girl
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 28, 2015
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 85

2015

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Indican Pictures | Release Date: August 28, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: At first glance, it is not obvious that Abbie Evans lives with a life-threatening skin disease. She is a typical teenager: moody, rebellious, irreverent, and is also strikingly beautiful. But her life is the antithesis of normal. Abbie grew up in hospitals, cared for by her protective mother and father. She then came into her own in honkyAt first glance, it is not obvious that Abbie Evans lives with a life-threatening skin disease. She is a typical teenager: moody, rebellious, irreverent, and is also strikingly beautiful. But her life is the antithesis of normal. Abbie grew up in hospitals, cared for by her protective mother and father. She then came into her own in honky tonks, selling merchandise for her father’s band. But just like any other 18 year-old, Abbie yearns for a life of her own. [Indican Pictures]… Expand

Director: Cary Bell

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 min

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Meave Gallagher

Aug 25, 2015

Throughout Butterfly Girl, Abbie jokes, rolls her eyes, and pushes herself to take chances despite the pain she always faces. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Aug 27, 2015

Sometimes it's those with the hardest struggles in life who remember to appreciate life more than anyone else. This message comes through loud and clear in Cary Bell's documentary, Butterfly Girl. Read full review

The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Aug 25, 2015

Cary Bell’s Butterfly Girl is no reality TV show segment, it’s painstaking reality itself, told in confident style. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Aug 25, 2015

Although limited in scope, the feature documentary debut of TV news veteran Cary Bell benefits greatly from the infectious personality of its subject, Abigail Evans. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 25, 2015

Despite the obvious sadness at its heart, the doc benefits from an unforced optimism. Read full review

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