VIOLENT BUTTERFLIES
Director: Adolfo Davila
Cast:Diana Laura DI, Alejandro Porter
Crew:Writer: Adolfo Davila. Producers: Gabriela Gavica, Adolfo Davila. Director of Photography: Federico Barbabosa. Production Designer: Jorge Vujosevich. Music: Martin Thulin.
Email:adolfodavila@mac.com
Synopsis
A graffiti artist and the singer of a punk band, meet in an atmosphere of profound social crisis and discontent.
Their idealist and revolutionary minds seek a world of justice and they are willing to fight for it.
Music and street art, unite them and serve as their weapons.
Naive and innocent, they are unaware of the power of impunity and injustice until they fall victims to police brutality. When justice is absent, revenge is an act of faith.
Trailer
About the director
Adolfo Davila lives and works in Mexico City
Filmmaker's note
Violent Butterflies is a cry of despair against the injustice and impunity prevailing in Mexico especially affecting our younger generations.
Innovative and revolutionary ideas have consistently encountered violent repression by the state, yet Mexican films rarely address topics that reflect the fragile and critical condition of our youth.
Here, the government continuous to fail in providing guarantees for the youth and appears oblivious to the fact that the future depends on them. Instead of prioritizing education, healthcare, and sustainable development, the Mexican state oppresses, represses and depresses the younger generations of thinkers. This underlying sense of despair permeates university classrooms and manifests in a potent blend of discomfort, anarchy, rebellion, and desperation.
The creative proposal of my movie is build upon a solid script, interpreted through a visually striking and daring narrative that offers an unconventional alternative in contemporary Mexican cinema.
Violent Butterflies is a dramatic exploration through the urban, underground and marginalized landscapes of Mexico City, It’s a bold and provocative story that disruptively promotes and stimulates thought and dialogue on the lack of justice enforcement in my country.