Released:
2010-03-17

Overview:
Black Butterfly is about 16 year old Ariel- a girl with a dream. Making the Women's U.S. Swim Team will change her life. Ariel excitedly begins training when... tragedy strikes. She is brutally raped. Her dreams of swimming, relationships, and life are tossed to and fro as she struggles within the aftermath. Should she tell? Should she hide? Adrenaline and anticipation rise as her coach, family and friends find out about the rape in various ways. Now, what will each do to seek revenge? How will they deal with a rapist who is no stranger to their lives? What draws the line between pain and possibility for Ariel? Written by Honee Earth, LLC.

Director:
Mark Harris

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Elizabeth Abraham
  as
  Mrs. Matthews
• 
  Sheree Bynum
  as
  Patricia Simms
• 
  Ron Cooper
  as
  Coach
• 
  Tiffany J. Curtis
  as
  Mitchell's wife