Don’t Cry, Butterfly enamel pin (rice bowl) by Momo Film Co

Wear your favourite film on your sleeve with our DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY enamel pin! Featuring a love spell involving a bowl of rice, as featured in Dương Diệu Linh’s award winning debut feature DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY, which has been gaining acclaim on the international festival circuits.

Catch the film at the Singapore International Film Festival – SGIFF this November, with a wider theatrical release set for Singapore and Vietnam (opening in theatres in Vietnam nationwide from 3 Jan 2025) to find out more about the love spell!

About DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY

Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam’s daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.

About Dương Diệu Linh

Dương Diệu Linh is a Vietnamese filmmaker who takes special interest in the unconventional depiction of sad, angsty and naggy middle-aged women. Her series of shorts, which seamlessly blend hyper-realistic, slice-of-life subject matters with magical realism elements deeply rooted in Southeast Asian mythology and superstitions, have been competing and winning awards at prestigious film festivals around the world.

Her debut feature, DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY, premiered at Venice Critics’ Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica) where it won the Grand Prize and Most Innovative Film. Linh previously attended Berlinale Talents in 2020, Asian Film Academy in 2016, Locarno Summer Academy and Bucheon Fantastic Film School in 2015.

About Momo Film Co

Momo Film Co is a Southeast Asian based TV and film company that collaborates closely with filmmakers and specialises in developing and producing narrative works. Momo Film Co promises to stake out new territories for emerging Southeast Asian filmmakers to develop new and authentic Asian stories with taste and ambition. Every piece of work is very precious for us. Our films regularly attend and open at prestigious markets and festivals.