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The blue butterfly [videorecording (DVD)].

Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, c2004.

Terminally ill children -- Drama.

Terminally ill children -- Juvenile films.

Rain forests -- Costa Rica -- Juvenile films.

Rain forests -- Juvenile films.

Butterflies -- Juvenile films.

Alternate title:

Papillon bleu [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (97 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Inspired by a true story.

Special features: Commentary by director Léa Pool.

Aspect ratio: Widescreen 1.78:1. Enhanced for 16x9 TVs.

A Canada/UK co-production.

Bilingual packaging (English/French).

Includes English and French language tracks, with optional English or French subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

An Alliance Atlantis release ; a Film Tonic presentation ; a film by Léa Pool ; music by Stephen Endelman ; written by Pete McCormack ; produced by Francine Allaire, Claude Bonin, Arnie Gelbart, Michael Gaggiag ; directed by Léa Pool.

William Hurt, Pascales Bussières and Marc Donato.

"Ten-year-old Pete (Marc Donato) is terminally ill with brain cancer. He has one last dream : to catch a butterfly, the legendary blue Morpho, a magnificent creature found only in tropical rainforests. Determined to have her son's wish come true, Teresa (Pascale Bussières) must convince Pete's hero, renowned entomologist Alan Osborn (William Hurt), to take them to the jungle. He is dead-set against the idea, but tells the tale of two lives and the adventure that will transform them."--Container.

Canadian films.

Adventure films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

DVDs for children.

Pool, Léa, 1950-

Bussières, Pascale, 1968-

Donato, Marc, 1989-

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