Film·2012·G·45m

Flight of the Butterflies

Documentary

It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding grounds, but it is one "supergeneration" that makes the 2,000 mile return trip back south into central Mexico. The documentary film covers Dr Fred Urquhart's interest in monarch butterflies, with perspectives of Urquhart as a child wondering where the butterflies went, his years of research and study into their life and migration, to his time decades-later as a senior scientist looking back at his investigations and discoveries about the insect's life pattern.

Directed by Mike Slee

Play
Always find 7Movies7domains.fans

Featuring

Cast

7 credited

Megan Follows
Megan FollowsNarrator
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon PinsentDr Fred Urquhart
Shaun Benson
Shaun BensonKen Brugger
Patricia Phillips
Patricia PhillipsNorah Urquhart
Sofía Sisniega
Sofía SisniegaChloe
Stephanie Sigman
Stephanie SigmanCatalina Aguado
Jayden Greig
Jayden GreigIce cream boy

Keep watching

More like this

Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience2016 · Film · ★ 6.9
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story2019 · Film · ★ 7.3
Powaqqatsi1988 · Film · ★ 7.2
Capturing Avatar2010 · Film · ★ 7.0
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear2022 · Film · ★ 7.0
Naqoyqatsi2002 · Film · ★ 6.2
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red2022 · Film · ★ 6.8
Earth2007 · Film · ★ 7.7
Dancing with the Birds2019 · Film · ★ 7.8
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)2026 · Film · ★ 8.4
Seduced and Abandoned2013 · Film · ★ 6.2
180° South2010 · Film · ★ 7.3
The Irishman: In Conversation2019 · Film · ★ 7.5
Western Stars2019 · Film · ★ 7.0
Deep Sea 3D2006 · Film · ★ 6.6
Extremis2016 · Film · ★ 6.9
Deep Blue2003 · Film · ★ 6.9
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds2025 · Film · ★ 6.9