Butterfly Tale

Butterfly Tale is a 2023 animated family adventure film directed by Sophie Roy and written by Heidi Foss and Lienne Sawatsky. It features the voices of Tatiana Maslany and Mena Massoud. Based on the real-life migration of monarch butterflies, the plot follows a young butterfly named Patrick who goes on an adventure over North America to follow his dream of flight although he has one wing.

Plot

Butterfly Tale is a heart-warming coming of age animated feature film about Patrick, a gutsy and resourceful teen butterfly who cannot fly – but will not let that keep him down. It is a tale of adventure, self-realization and heroism told with humour whose message is that our differences are less important than the bonds we share, and it is in adversity that our true character shines through.

Cast

Mena Massoud as Patrick, a shy teenage monarch butterfly who was born with a smaller wing
Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer, a rebellious female monarch butterfly
Lucinda Davis as Marty, a dimwitted knit cap-wearing caterpillar who is Patrick's best friend
Richard M. Dumont as Jay, a villainous yellow grosbeak
Edda Fischer as Margaret, Patrick's mother

Production

In November 2022, it was announced that Maslany and Massoud were cast as the voices of Jennifer and Patrick respectively, as well the film will feature original songs by Shawn Mendes and Johnny Orlando. The film is a Canadian-German co-production between CarpeDiem Film & TV, Ulysses Filmproduktion and Senator Film Köln with animation done at Singing Frog Studio in Montreal and Studio Rakete in Hamburg. It marks Sophie Roy's feature directorial debut.

Release

The film was first released in Spain on September 29, 2023, one month later in Canada on October 13, 2023, before releasing in Germany on February 1, 2024.