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Film Review: 'Butterfly Jam'

Updated 2026-05-13 13:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

Kantemir Balagov’s film ‘Butterfly Jam’ features Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough as Circassian siblings in a vibrant but unruly community portrait. The movie explores the lives of marginalized individuals in modern-day Newark.

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‘Butterfly Jam’ Review: Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough Are Circassian Siblings in Kantemir Balagov’s Vibrant but Unruly Community Portrait

As earthly circles of hell go, modern-day Newark is in an altogether different, gentler category from post-WWII Leningrad. Still, in Kantemir Balagov’s long-awaited third feature “Butterfly Jam,” industrial New Jersey proves as vivid and specific a backdrop for wilting, marginalize

2026-05-13 13:23 UTC