Set on the eve of the First World War, the film follows a young boy who discovers a Queen of Spain fritillary, one of the rarest butterflies ever seen in the British Isles. His encounter reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward butterfly collecting. The story draws on the natural history of a species rarely recorded in Britain.

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Cast

Natasha Alderslade

Flora Harwood

Karen Lewis

Harriet Fairchild

Jordan Long

Alfred Jessop

Miles Richardson

Henry Harwood

Jacob Smith

Archie Harwood