Dreaming Butterflies
Seen it?2017 | Drama, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among a family movie night and people who like stories about real, flawed people, this one's for you. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. Liked The Secret Life of Bees? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Heena Hoyana Samanallu (Dreaming Butterflies) (Sinhalese: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. Shehan, who belongs to a higher middle class family is the only child of Madhavi (Dilhani Ekanayake) and Adithya (Saumya Liyanage). Their lives changed unexpectedly when Shehan is diagnosed with leukemia.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 498 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rohan Perera
- Dilhani EkanayakeMadhavi
- Saumya LiyanageAdithya
- Anjana DilsharaShehan
- Vinath ThesathBanti
- Nethalie NanayakkaraBanti's Grandmother
- Hemasiri LiyanageBanti's Grandfather
- Lucien BulathsinhalaDoctor
- Umali ThilakarathnaTeacher
- Supun Kawishka
- Lakshitha Aravinda