My Sister is a Butterfly
When a sheltered Malaysian teenager visits her estranged sister in England, old traumas resurface in this pitch black coming-of-age comedy.
17-year-old Giddy spends a week in England seeking reconnection with her queer and estranged sister, Julie. On the night of Julie’s 24th birthday, Giddy faces a tumultuous transition into adulthood. The sisters clash as old patterns and memories remerge.
- Year : 2024
- Country : Malaysia, United Kingdom
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : House on Fire Productions
- Keyword : climate change, dark comedy, coming of age, colonialism, queer, malaysian
- Director : Emily Ong Shuyi
- Cast : Charmaine Cheong, Klara Grapci-Germizaj, Christelle Elwin, Charlie Murray, Chowee Leow, Alfred Loh