BUTTERFLY JAM
synopsis
16-year-old Pyteh splits his time between the wrestling mat and his family’s struggling Circassian diner in Newark. A single impulsive decision by his hustling father changes the course of his life, shaping a tale of pride, legacy, and masculinity.
| international title: | Butterfly Jam |
| original title: | Butterfly Jam |
| country: | France, Germany, Belgium, United States |
| sales agent: | Goodfellas |
| year: | 2026 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Kantemir Balagov |
| film run: | 102' |
| screenplay: | Marina Stepnova, Kantemir Balagov |
| cast: | Talha Akdogan, Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, Harry Melling, Jaliyah Richards |
| cinematography by: | Jomo Fray |
| film editing: | Kantemir Balagov, Juliette Welfling, Mathilde Chazaud |
| art director: | Angelo Zamparutti |
| music: | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine |
| production: | Why Not Productions, Senator Film Produktion, Les Films du Fleuve, ARTE France Cinéma, Goodfellas, A.R. Content (US), Library Pictures International (US), Leaf Entertainment (US) |
