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Upon Her Lips: Butterflies

Upon Her Lips: Butterflies

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Upon Her Lips: Butterflies

2022

1h 32m

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Drama

Romance

Overview

That feeling of apprehension, of doubt - the sensation of butterflies before taking the plunge. Five women and the objects of their affection face up to their futures in these thoroughly modern tales of lesbian love from France, Germany, Israel, Italy and the UK. The richness and enthralling complexity of same-sex desire has never looked so inviting.

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Sarieli Films

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Chereen Buckley

Cocteau

Alexandra Cismondi

Alexandra Cismondi

Clothilde

Tabita Johannes

Tabita Johannes

Katharina

Eva Nürnberg

Eva Nürnberg

Josefine

Salomé Richard

Salomé Richard

Maude

Deanna Rodger

Alicia

Samira Saraya

Samira Saraya

Yasmine

Elisa Schlott

Elisa Schlott

Lena

Hadas Yaron

Hadas Yaron

Or

Fidaa Zidan

Jehan

Creative team

Directed by: Abbe Robinson
Julia Ritschel
Written by: Asli Umut
Produced by: Sari Ezouz-Berger
Eli Laszlo Berger

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