Butterfly and Flowers
Genres
Overview
Highlights the hardships faced by a boy who works selling popsicles at the local train station and forced by economic circumstance to smuggle rice across the Thai-Malaysian border.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
1985-08-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Thai
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.3
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