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FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY

2018 | DRAMA HISTORY SPORT

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15-year-old Frances must fight for the right to fight back. Raised in roadside camps in rural Ireland, Frances wants to champion her people inside the boxing ring and out, like her idol Muhammad Ali. But society is determined to break her spirit and destroy her way of life. And her father, once her greatest ally, is too defeated himself to imagine anything better for his daughter. But Frances was not born to be broken. In the mother of all fights, she must dig deep to find in herself the Champion her father once knew her to be.

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

2018 Winner | FIPRESCI Prize

Discovery


Irish Film and Television Award

2020 Nominee

Best Film 


Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

2019 Nominee

Best Irish Film


See all 2 wins and 6 nominations

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