Nadia, Butterfly

Nadia, Butterfly is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pascal Plante and slated for upcoming release.[1]

Nadia, Butterfly
Film poster
Directed by	Pascal Plante
Produced by	Dominique Dussault
Written by	Pascal Plante
Starring	Katerine Savard Ariane Mainville Hilary Caldwell Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Cinematography	Stéphanie Weber-Biron
Edited by	Amélie Labrèche
Production company	Nemesis Films
Distributed by	Maison 4:3
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French English

The film stars Katerine Savard as Nadia, an Olympic swimmer struggling to redefine her life after retiring from the sport. Its cast also includes Canadian competitive swimmers Ariane Mainville and Hilary Caldwell in supporting roles as Nadia's friends and teammates, as well as Pierre-Yves Cardinal.

Plante wrote the film in part based on his own experiences as a competitive swimmer who tried out, but did not qualify, to represent Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has described the film as "basically a film about the post-Olympic blues, the very tipping point of that transition from being an athlete to having to redefine herself and understanding what it means to leave it all behind."[1] Savard, an Olympic swimmer, auditioned for the role after being one of the swimmers Plante consulted for input into the screenplay.[2] The film was shot in Montreal and Tokyo in 2019, with swimming scenes filmed at Montreal's real Olympic Pool from the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]

The film was named as an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Due to the cancellation of the physical festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a public premiere date is not yet known.[1]